Instructions for the Use of a Young Lady of Quality: Or, The Idea of a Woman of Merit |
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... Arts of Complaifance and Submiffion to obtain their End . FORMERLY there was a Kind of Idol , or Deity , call'd Reputation , from whom your Sex received A 110 2 no inconfiderable Support , at least their Regard for [ 1 ] INSTRUCTIONS ...
... Arts of Complaifance and Submiffion to obtain their End . FORMERLY there was a Kind of Idol , or Deity , call'd Reputation , from whom your Sex received A 110 2 no inconfiderable Support , at least their Regard for [ 1 ] INSTRUCTIONS ...
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... receive their Compliments and Civilities as fo many Injuries and Affronts , pro- vided there be nothing in them extravagant or ri- diculous ; but that they are attended with good Manners and Refpect , they fhould not be offen- . five to ...
... receive their Compliments and Civilities as fo many Injuries and Affronts , pro- vided there be nothing in them extravagant or ri- diculous ; but that they are attended with good Manners and Refpect , they fhould not be offen- . five to ...
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... your Mo- defty ? And , if you think the Lady is flattered , is not the Cafe equal ? Does the undeferved Praise receive , the leaft Injustice or Prejudice to you ? Buc f But felf - Love is too delicate to hear [ Ion ]
... your Mo- defty ? And , if you think the Lady is flattered , is not the Cafe equal ? Does the undeferved Praise receive , the leaft Injustice or Prejudice to you ? Buc f But felf - Love is too delicate to hear [ Ion ]
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... receive by making fuch a one either feemingly ridiculous , or really miferable ? For , as your Virtue will never ... received in all good Company with the fame Freedom , and treated with the fame Refpect . I own , it is true , that ...
... receive by making fuch a one either feemingly ridiculous , or really miferable ? For , as your Virtue will never ... received in all good Company with the fame Freedom , and treated with the fame Refpect . I own , it is true , that ...
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... receive it ; that generous Humanity that prompts them to relieve the Innocent and Unhap- py ; that true Glory that ... received a larger Revenue ; but I will venture to say , that happy was it for his People , the large Sums he received ...
... receive it ; that generous Humanity that prompts them to relieve the Innocent and Unhap- py ; that true Glory that ... received a larger Revenue ; but I will venture to say , that happy was it for his People , the large Sums he received ...
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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.