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Those abandoned by Heaven are rendered the sport of fortune , " and in every respect the children of the " Why do you continue to love this girl , ' said the worthy Doctor . You see that she is determined against you , -unalterably ...
Those abandoned by Heaven are rendered the sport of fortune , " and in every respect the children of the " Why do you continue to love this girl , ' said the worthy Doctor . You see that she is determined against you , -unalterably ...
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... and the degree of humilation to be seen in a Russian Court , would certainly not suit a land of freemen . This , however , is dispensed with in the person of the Ambassador and his suite . The rule in this respect is , to require ...
... and the degree of humilation to be seen in a Russian Court , would certainly not suit a land of freemen . This , however , is dispensed with in the person of the Ambassador and his suite . The rule in this respect is , to require ...
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A fat fellow , with a belly like the hunch of a camel , received us at the gate , and with a suitable respect for his Excellency's diguity , almost prostrating himself on the ground , ushered us into an apartment .
A fat fellow , with a belly like the hunch of a camel , received us at the gate , and with a suitable respect for his Excellency's diguity , almost prostrating himself on the ground , ushered us into an apartment .
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This people scem in some respects the wisest , in others the most foolish of human beings . It is wise of them to have the images of their deities , their sphynxes and crocodiles , continually before them ; the presence of these objects ...
This people scem in some respects the wisest , in others the most foolish of human beings . It is wise of them to have the images of their deities , their sphynxes and crocodiles , continually before them ; the presence of these objects ...
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... whose death was occasioned by grief for her conduct , and annexing the part of his will respecting her ; in which , after giving the whole of his estate to this relation , he bequeathed Lucilia his eternal curse .
... whose death was occasioned by grief for her conduct , and annexing the part of his will respecting her ; in which , after giving the whole of his estate to this relation , he bequeathed Lucilia his eternal curse .
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Page 16 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 30 - They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.
Page 30 - With thee conversing, I forget all time; All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 5 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 61 - Rather admire; or if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 86 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Page 62 - What if the sun Be centre to the world ; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds...
Bibliographic information
| Title | La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1 History of women |
| Publisher | J. Bell, 1810 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Mar 2007 |
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