The Freethinker; Or, Essays, on Ignorance, Superstition, Bigotry, Enthusiam, Craft, & Intermix'd with Several Pieces of Wit and Humour, Volume 2Brindley, 1733 |
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Page 71 - Tis not to make me jealous To say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, Is free of speech, sings, plays, and dances well; Where virtue is, these are more virtuous: Nor from mine own weak merits will I draw The smallest fear, or doubt of her revolt; For she had eyes, and chose me.
Page 117 - Orders to aflemble all the VillageNymphs of his Realm, who were under the Age of Eighteen, to make a choice of her, who fhould appear moft worthy of fo great an Honour.
Page 174 - The Queen, who was far from being in a Condition to imitate her Jollity, faid ; And what would you do in my place ?• You, who are neither accuftomed to Old Age, nor Empire ? I cannot well fay...
Page 173 - Fairy) it will be neceffary to make an Exchange, and to transfer your Age and Infirmities to fome One, who will be contented to fpare you her Youth and Health. To whom, therefore, fhall we give your Hundred Years...
Page 116 - Fairy, defired her to come and aflift at her Labour. The good Woman was delivered of a Daughter : When, the Fairy (taking the Infant in her Arms) faid to the Mother; make your Choice : The Child (if you have a mind...
Page 174 - Heart ; replies the Girl. Her Forehead is, inftantly, furrowed with Wrinkles ; her chefnut Hair turns white; (he grows peevifh and morofe ; her Head lhakes -, her Teeth are loofe ; and fhe is, already, an Hundred Years Old. The Fairy then opens a little Box, and lets out a Multitude of Officers and Courtiers of both Sexes, richly apparelled , who foon Ihot up into the full Stature of Men and Women, and paid their Honiage to the New Queen.
Page 116 - The Country, flocking from day to day to obtain a Sight of her, made her, yet, more fenfible of her Beauty. Her Mother, who rely'd on the Predictions of the Fairy, began already to treat her as a Queen; and fpoil'd her by Flatteries. The young Damfel would neither fow, nor fpin, nor look after the Sheep : Her whole Amufement was, to gather Flowers ; to drefs her Hair with them i to fing, and to dance, in the Shade.
Page 120 - Village ; where fhe tended Sheep. She frequently heard People relate, and lament over, her Adventures : Songs were made upon them; which drew Tears from all Eyes: She often took a pleafure in...
Page 173 - Name was Mopfy} in full Bloom ; who demanded no lefs than the Crown, as an Equivalent for her Youth and Beauty. The Queen immediately grew Angry : But, to what Purpofe ? She was bent upon renewing her Vigour, at any Rate ; and faid to Mopfy...
Page 201 - T is an inexpreflible Satisfaction to a candid Temper, to be employed in revealing the latent Merit of any Man : And, I am forry, that I have not frequent Opportunities of indulging my Heart in this Pleafure. This makes me lay hold on the firft Occafion of this Kind, with Impatience; efpecially, fince I hope to pleafe all the Lovers of Poetry, at the fame Time that I gratify my felf. From this Motive, I take the Liberty to mention Mr.