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... carefully avoid . Ir is by fuch Marks fo many Ladies are en- roll'd in that numerous Society , the Members of which ( 1 ) The Archbishop of Cambray is of a very dif- ferent Opinion on this Head . He was too great an Admirer of the true ...
... carefully avoid . Ir is by fuch Marks fo many Ladies are en- roll'd in that numerous Society , the Members of which ( 1 ) The Archbishop of Cambray is of a very dif- ferent Opinion on this Head . He was too great an Admirer of the true ...
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... carefully to in- fpect your own Inclinations , and , by a due Re- flection on the Confequences , ftifle the firft Emo- tions of this Kind in your Breaft . Confider , your Choice and Eftabliftment in the World depend lefs on yourself ...
... carefully to in- fpect your own Inclinations , and , by a due Re- flection on the Confequences , ftifle the firft Emo- tions of this Kind in your Breaft . Confider , your Choice and Eftabliftment in the World depend lefs on yourself ...
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... carefully avoid giving a fe- cond Opportunity , and even , as much as poffible , keep out of his Sight , leaft the Prefence of an Object , which fuffers fo much on your Account , Thould difturb the Tranquillity of your Mind , and raife ...
... carefully avoid giving a fe- cond Opportunity , and even , as much as poffible , keep out of his Sight , leaft the Prefence of an Object , which fuffers fo much on your Account , Thould difturb the Tranquillity of your Mind , and raife ...
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... carefully we fhould a- void the Affectation of discovering it . Modesty has fomething fo foft and infinuating in it , that it difarms Envy . Self - Conceit has a very diffe- rent Effect . People regard it as a Tyrant , that would impofe ...
... carefully we fhould a- void the Affectation of discovering it . Modesty has fomething fo foft and infinuating in it , that it difarms Envy . Self - Conceit has a very diffe- rent Effect . People regard it as a Tyrant , that would impofe ...
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... carefully observe the various Characters we meet with , we fhould , at laft , come to find the Refemblance of our own , in the Perfon of another ; ( for there is scarce one Cha- racer fo extraordinary , or particular , but there will be ...
... carefully observe the various Characters we meet with , we fhould , at laft , come to find the Refemblance of our own , in the Perfon of another ; ( for there is scarce one Cha- racer fo extraordinary , or particular , but there will be ...
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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.