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... she refused me , but Yefter- day it discovered it felf . Being in an Affembly of Gen- tlemen and Ladies , one of the Gentlemen who had been very facetions to several of the Ladies , at last turning to me , And as for you , Madam , Prior ...
... she refused me , but Yefter- day it discovered it felf . Being in an Affembly of Gen- tlemen and Ladies , one of the Gentlemen who had been very facetions to several of the Ladies , at last turning to me , And as for you , Madam , Prior ...
Page 19
... she does not carry , but thofe in the Secret know that Cry is only an Affignation to an Hackney Coach - man who is driving by , and understands her . The whole People is in an In- trigue , and the undifcerning Paffengers are ...
... she does not carry , but thofe in the Secret know that Cry is only an Affignation to an Hackney Coach - man who is driving by , and understands her . The whole People is in an In- trigue , and the undifcerning Paffengers are ...
Page 58
... She Friends , who were my Relations , I got into her • Company when the would fee no Man befides my felf and her Lawyer , who is a little , rivelled , fpindle - fhank- ⚫ed Gentleman , and married to boot , fo that I had no * reason to ...
... She Friends , who were my Relations , I got into her • Company when the would fee no Man befides my felf and her Lawyer , who is a little , rivelled , fpindle - fhank- ⚫ed Gentleman , and married to boot , fo that I had no * reason to ...
Page 59
... she was not obliged to marry me . I forgot to tell you that I kept a < Chair by the Week , on purpose to carry me thither and back again . Not to trouble you with a long Letter , in the space of about a Twelvemonth I have run out of my ...
... she was not obliged to marry me . I forgot to tell you that I kept a < Chair by the Week , on purpose to carry me thither and back again . Not to trouble you with a long Letter , in the space of about a Twelvemonth I have run out of my ...
Page 67
... was fitting the other Day by a fa- mous She Vifitant at my Lady Lizard's , when accidental- ly as I was looking upon her Face , letting my Sight fall into her Bofom , I was furprized with Beauties which into NC 100 : 67 The GUARDIAN . " ...
... was fitting the other Day by a fa- mous She Vifitant at my Lady Lizard's , when accidental- ly as I was looking upon her Face , letting my Sight fall into her Bofom , I was furprized with Beauties which into NC 100 : 67 The GUARDIAN . " ...
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Page 21 - The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 25 - The first is, that it is not the being singular, but being singular for something, that argues either extraordinary endowments of nature, or benevolent intentions to mankind, which draws the admiration and esteem of the world.
Page 316 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 279 - ... better than they were before. After having been taken up for some time in this course of thought, I diverted myself with a book, according to my usual custom, in order to unbend my mind before I went to sleep. The book I made use of on this occasion was Lucian, where I amused my thoughts for about an hour among the dialogues of the dead, which, in all probability, produced the following dream...
Page 119 - What can the man fear, who takes care in all his actions to please a Being that is omnipotent? A Being who is able to crush all his adversaries...
Page 15 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 22 - The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Page 316 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Page 280 - I think you set out for this place in your nine and twentieth year, what have you been doing all this while ? I had a great deal of business on my hands, says she, being taken up the first twelve years of my life in dressing a jointed baby, and all the remaining part of it in reading plays and romances.