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... Pleasure and Diver- fion is to thort , ( 1 ) that I think the ferious Man- ner is the more eligible of the Two . THE ( 1 ) To understand this Paffage , it is neceffary to ob- ferve the Time when it was written . M. de Mainte non L A THE ...
... Pleasure and Diver- fion is to thort , ( 1 ) that I think the ferious Man- ner is the more eligible of the Two . THE ( 1 ) To understand this Paffage , it is neceffary to ob- ferve the Time when it was written . M. de Mainte non L A THE ...
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... Pleasures of an agreeable and fele & t Converfation . Nor would I deny you the Privilege of a male Friend , that may affift you with his Judgment and Advice . I would only obferve to you , the Delicacy and Prudence neceffary in making ...
... Pleasures of an agreeable and fele & t Converfation . Nor would I deny you the Privilege of a male Friend , that may affift you with his Judgment and Advice . I would only obferve to you , the Delicacy and Prudence neceffary in making ...
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... Pleasure of doing Good is , in the very Action , its own eternal Re- ward . Believe me , there is not on Earth an . Employment more worthy the Attention of a great Princefs . Conceive a particular Contempt . and Averfion for thefe ...
... Pleasure of doing Good is , in the very Action , its own eternal Re- ward . Believe me , there is not on Earth an . Employment more worthy the Attention of a great Princefs . Conceive a particular Contempt . and Averfion for thefe ...
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Advantage Affiftance againſt appear Beauty becauſe Behaviour believe Cafe Caufe Cenfures Character Compaffion confequently confiderable Converfation Decency deferve defigned defire diculous Diftinction difturb diſcover Drefs eafy Efteem eſtabliſhed Excufe expofed expos'd fafe faid fame fecret feem feldom felf felf-Love felves ferve fhall fhould fince fincere fion firft fome fomething foon Fortune Friend fubject fuch a Conduct fuch ill fuffer fufficient fupport Gallantry Goodneſs happy Heart herſelf Honour Husband Hypocrify impoffible Inconftancy inftead Intereft juft Juftice Kind Lady laft leaft leaſt lefs lofe MADAM Mademoiselle de Nantes Meaſures Merit Miftake Mind Miſchiefs moft moſt muft muſt Nature never nour Number obferve obliged Occafion otherwife ourſelves Paffion pathizing Perfon Pleaſure poffefs poffible preferve Prudence Purpoſe Quality racter Reafon Refentment Refpect Reputation ſcarce Senfe Sufpicion thefe themſelves ther theſe Thing thofe thoſe tion Underſtanding uneafy Virtue Vivacity whofe Wiſdom World yourſelf
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Page 11 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.