The Works of Mrs. Chapone: Now First Collected: Life and correspondence (cont.) Letters on filial obedience. A matrimonial creed addressed ... to Mr. Richardson. Miscellaneous lettersJ. Murray, 1807 |
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acquaintance affection agreeable Aspasia attention beauty behaviour bliss bosom cetra CHAPONE character charms cheerful chuse contempt conversation countenance Dean Swift dear desire disgusting distress dreadful duty EDITION ELIZABETH CARTER Epictetus esteem eternal evil expence eyes faithless fancied fashion fatal hour favourable feel fondness fortune friend of human friendship FUGITIVE PIECES genteel gentle give gloomy Grief hand happiness heart heaven honour hope hour human husband Innocence kind Letter libertine look lov'd manner marriage ment METASTASIO mind misery mortification nature neral ness never o'er pain passion Peace person pleasure pow'r praise pride principles racter rage reason religion ridicule sense sentiments shew Sir George small 8vo smiles soft soul Stoic STORY OF FIDELIA sure sweet tears tenderness thee thing thou thought tion truth tural uncle vanity virtue Voltaire whilst WILLIAM MELMOTH wish woes woman Woodlark wretched young youth
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Page 51 - God, the immortality of the soul, and a future state of rewards and punishments have been esteemed useful engines of government.
Page 105 - Who then is free ? The wise, who well maintains An empire o'er himself: whom neither chains, Nor want, nor death, with slavish fear inspire; Who boldly answers to his warm desire ; Who can ambition's vainest gifts despise; Firm in himself who on himself relies ; Polish'd and round who runs his proper course, And breaks misfortune with superior force.
Page 204 - An historical enquiry respecting the performance on the harp in the Highlands of Scotland, from the earliest times until it was discontinued about the year...
Page 114 - I have known, are best qualified to cure her of her faulty impatience ; and to convince her, by your own example, that this world is not the place in which virtue is to find its reward. She thinks no one so unhappy as...
Page 156 - Love, whose tyrant pow'r Robs Virtue of content and Youth of joy? What nymph or goddess in a fatal hour Gave to the world this mischief-making boy? By lying bards in forms so...
Page 112 - The tears which flowed in rivers from my eyes while he talked, gave me so much relief, that I found myself able to speak, and desirous to express my gratitude for the good man's concern for me. It was so long since I had known the joys of confidence, that I felt surprising...
Page 75 - He left me at the close of this fine harangue, and I seriously set myself to consider as he bade me, which of the two states he had set before me I ought to...
Page 108 - A short frenzy must have filled up those hours, of which my memory retains such imperfect traces. I remember only, that without having pulled off my clothes, I left the inn as soon as I saw the day, and wandered out of the village. ' My unguided feet carried me to a range of willows by a river's side, where after having walked some time, the freshness of the air revived my senses, and awakened my reason.
Page 14 - Determine, too, to keep your countenance as unmoved and unembarrassed as possible — which steadiness you may get a habit of by constant attention. I should desire nothing better, in any negotiation, than to have to do with one of these men of warm, quick passions, which I would take care to set in motion.
Page 85 - ... her tenderness will encourage my virtue and animate my fortitude, her praises and endearments will compensate all my hardships. Amanda was a single woman of a moderate independent fortune, which I heard she was going to bestow on a young officer, who had little or nothing besides his commission. I had no doubt of her approbation of my refusing a mercenary match, since she herself had chosen from motives so opposite to those which are called prudent. She had been in the country some months, so...