Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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... whofe deed , be less difpofed to refift . levity is most likely to provoke cenfure , it is emi- nently true , that the lofs of character by imprudence frequently induces the lofs of virtue : the ladies therefore , fhould be ...
... whofe deed , be less difpofed to refift . levity is most likely to provoke cenfure , it is emi- nently true , that the lofs of character by imprudence frequently induces the lofs of virtue : the ladies therefore , fhould be ...
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... whofe fortune enabled him to make a genteel provision for five fons , of whom Mercator was the youngeft , and who expected to fhare his eftate , which was perfonal , in equal pro- portions at his death . Mercator was captivated with her ...
... whofe fortune enabled him to make a genteel provision for five fons , of whom Mercator was the youngeft , and who expected to fhare his eftate , which was perfonal , in equal pro- portions at his death . Mercator was captivated with her ...
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... whofe complacency in each other is continually gaining ftrength by fre- quent vifits and converfation . To this counsel , fo falutary and perplexing , Mercator was hesitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he ...
... whofe complacency in each other is continually gaining ftrength by fre- quent vifits and converfation . To this counsel , fo falutary and perplexing , Mercator was hesitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he ...
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... whofe character I cannot better express than in the fashionable phrase which has been contrived to palliate false principles and diffolute manners , had been a gay man , and was well acquainted with the town . He had often heard ...
... whofe character I cannot better express than in the fashionable phrase which has been contrived to palliate false principles and diffolute manners , had been a gay man , and was well acquainted with the town . He had often heard ...
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... whofe character was now become " notoriously infamous ; for that she had been seen " at the lodgings of a known prostitute , with whom " The appeared to be well acquainted . " This ac- count threw Mercator into another agony ; from ...
... whofe character was now become " notoriously infamous ; for that she had been seen " at the lodgings of a known prostitute , with whom " The appeared to be well acquainted . " This ac- count threw Mercator into another agony ; from ...
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addrefs affection affiftance againſt Alcander almoſt ANECDOTE anſwer aſked beauty becauſe Caliph cauſe Cephifus Clarinda Clodio confent confequence confiderable courſe cuſtom defire difpofition diſcovered diſtreſs eſteem eyes faid fame father fatisfaction fecret fecure feemed fenfible fent feveral fhall fhewed fhort firſt fituation fix franks Flavilla fome fometimes foon fortune foul friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fufpicion fure gentleman greateſt happineſs happy herſelf himſelf honour houſe huſband increaſe intereft itſelf juſt lady laſt Laura leaſt lefs Lord of Abergavenny meaſure Mencius Mercator mind moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffion peaſant perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent promiſed purpoſe raiſed reaſon reflection ſaid ſee ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tion underſtanding uſe vifits Vincent virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſhes