The Lady's Miscellany, Or, Weekly Visitor, for the Use and Amusement of Both Sexes, Volumes 14-15M'Carty & White, 1811 |
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... never to have discovered the infi- delity of an amiable lover : it is pleasant to be ignorant of both . But , nevertheless , ought not the excesses into which error hurries us , make us apprehend a blind- ness that may become fata !? I ...
... never to have discovered the infi- delity of an amiable lover : it is pleasant to be ignorant of both . But , nevertheless , ought not the excesses into which error hurries us , make us apprehend a blind- ness that may become fata !? I ...
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... never yield a tear , delight in its own dis- position ; but never let it presume that sensibility is weakness , nor that it is unmanly to weep when sorrow oppresses the heart , or sym- pathy dissolves it in tenderness . tures ...
... never yield a tear , delight in its own dis- position ; but never let it presume that sensibility is weakness , nor that it is unmanly to weep when sorrow oppresses the heart , or sym- pathy dissolves it in tenderness . tures ...
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... Never did an Irishman utter a A little boy seeing a gentlemanbetter bull , than did honest John , walking the street placed himself in a convenient place to speak with him , when the gentleman , came up , the boy pulled off his hat ...
... Never did an Irishman utter a A little boy seeing a gentlemanbetter bull , than did honest John , walking the street placed himself in a convenient place to speak with him , when the gentleman , came up , the boy pulled off his hat ...
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... never learns to act or think for himself ; his memory is exercised , indeed , in retaining their advice , but his invention is suffered to lan- guish , till , at last , it becomes total- With tears , ' he exclaimed , will she snatch ...
... never learns to act or think for himself ; his memory is exercised , indeed , in retaining their advice , but his invention is suffered to lan- guish , till , at last , it becomes total- With tears , ' he exclaimed , will she snatch ...
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... never well known , even by his parents ; because he is never placed in those circumstances which alone are able to rouse and interest his pas- The great inconvenience of pub- lic education arises from its being dangerous to morals . And ...
... never well known , even by his parents ; because he is never placed in those circumstances which alone are able to rouse and interest his pas- The great inconvenience of pub- lic education arises from its being dangerous to morals . And ...
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Page 19 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods...
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Page 15 - As through this calm, this holy dawning, Silent glides my parting breath To an everlasting morning, Gently close my eyes in death. Blessings endless, richest blessings, Pour their streams upon thy heart ! (Though no language yet possessing) Breathes my spirit ere we part.
Page 75 - As her learning and abilities raised her above her own sex, so they left her no room to envy any, on the contrary, her delight was to see others excel. She was always ready to direct and advise those who applied to her, and was herself willing to be advised.
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Page 64 - I KNEW, by the smoke that so gracefully curled Above the green elms, that a cottage was near, And I said, " If there's peace to be found in the world, A heart that was humble might hope for it here...
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