The History of Portia: Written by a Lady. ...R. Withy; J. Pottinger; J. Wilkie; and J. Cooke, 1759 |
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... must take the liberty to de- fire , that they will only caft one fingle glance on the amiable picture of mon- fieur Scarron , and they will in an instant be perfectly reconciled both to them- felves and me . I should now enter upon the ...
... must take the liberty to de- fire , that they will only caft one fingle glance on the amiable picture of mon- fieur Scarron , and they will in an instant be perfectly reconciled both to them- felves and me . I should now enter upon the ...
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... must not however be fo unjuft to my mother's family as to have it inferred from thence that the had no fortune , whereas at the death of her fa- ther , though not before , fhe was entitled to to a very large one : her father , who ( 14 )
... must not however be fo unjuft to my mother's family as to have it inferred from thence that the had no fortune , whereas at the death of her fa- ther , though not before , fhe was entitled to to a very large one : her father , who ( 14 )
Strona 22
... must take the liberty to affirm , tho ' in oppofition to the general received practice amongst us , that fo long as I have been capable of making any judgment upon the conduct of the female part of the world , I have had the the most ...
... must take the liberty to affirm , tho ' in oppofition to the general received practice amongst us , that fo long as I have been capable of making any judgment upon the conduct of the female part of the world , I have had the the most ...
Strona 23
... must be con- feffed , to bring away from thofe places fome fignal accomplishments which they fcarcely ever afterwards unlearn , I mean rooted habits of artifice and diffimula- tion , with all the ridiculous deformity of affectation ...
... must be con- feffed , to bring away from thofe places fome fignal accomplishments which they fcarcely ever afterwards unlearn , I mean rooted habits of artifice and diffimula- tion , with all the ridiculous deformity of affectation ...
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... must she have been , not only for the frugal , the induftrious Trade- well , but indeed for any other man , let his fortune have been ever fo great ? For that habitude to profufenefs and expence in a woman was ever judged by men of ...
... must she have been , not only for the frugal , the induftrious Trade- well , but indeed for any other man , let his fortune have been ever fo great ? For that habitude to profufenefs and expence in a woman was ever judged by men of ...
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