Letters from Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, to Mrs. Montagu, Between the Years 1755 and 1800: Chiefly Upon Literary and Moral Subjects, Tom 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1817 |
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... consequence , I suppose , of the dif- ference between mere institution , and a natural exertion of the powers of the mind . Sparta was a single machine , wound up and regulated by clock - work springs . Athens was all alive , and ...
... consequence , I suppose , of the dif- ference between mere institution , and a natural exertion of the powers of the mind . Sparta was a single machine , wound up and regulated by clock - work springs . Athens was all alive , and ...
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... consequence enough to make one shudder . As to the house , it seems very little adapted to her genius . It is I believe a mere prosaical house , full of mortal comforts and conveniences , without the least particle of ro- mance or ...
... consequence enough to make one shudder . As to the house , it seems very little adapted to her genius . It is I believe a mere prosaical house , full of mortal comforts and conveniences , without the least particle of ro- mance or ...
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... consequence to the world . Madame de Creve- cœur , if she is obliged to live in Spain , I should suppose would suffer rather by the loss of her fa- mily , than of France ; for the manners of the Spanish court must , by this time , be ...
... consequence to the world . Madame de Creve- cœur , if she is obliged to live in Spain , I should suppose would suffer rather by the loss of her fa- mily , than of France ; for the manners of the Spanish court must , by this time , be ...
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... consequences , may be , in every case , efficacious . My head has been very bad , owing to a dinner which I gave the ... consequence . I did not read Lord Chesterfield's Letters . The part of them which I heard read , appeared to me so ...
... consequences , may be , in every case , efficacious . My head has been very bad , owing to a dinner which I gave the ... consequence . I did not read Lord Chesterfield's Letters . The part of them which I heard read , appeared to me so ...
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... consequences of your immoderate application to reading , especially in a book which , by what I have heard of its dullness , must sit upon your ... ? stomach like hard dumplings . All I have read of it is the ceremonial of receiving ...
... consequences of your immoderate application to reading , especially in a book which , by what I have heard of its dullness , must sit upon your ... ? stomach like hard dumplings . All I have read of it is the ceremonial of receiving ...
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Adieu Admiral affection amiable amusement appear Bath beautiful believe blessing Bowdler brother bustle Calais Carter certainly character comfort Cremorne Deal Deal Castle dear friend dear Sylph dearest friend death delightful dreadful Duchess of Portland Eastrey endeavour enjoy excellent fear feel French give glad going happy hear heard heart heartily honor hope Howsham journey kind King Lady lately LETTER live London Lord Lord Chatham Lord George Gordon Lord North Lord Shelburne manner Margate melancholy ment mention mind miserable Montagu nephew neral never obliged papers particular Pennington perfectly perhaps pleasant pleasure poor pray present pretty principles probably racter reason received rejoice render Sandleford seems September 20 situation society sorry spirit Stadtholder strange suffer suppose sure thank Theramenes thing thought tion told town Vesey virtue Walmer Castle wicked winter wish wretched
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