Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - English essays |
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Page 21
... sometimes obferved a Degree of Displea- fure in a Lady's Eyebrow , when she had Addrefs enough not to let it appear in her Eyes ; and at other Times have discovered fo much of her Thoughts , in the Line just above her Eyebrows ; that ...
... sometimes obferved a Degree of Displea- fure in a Lady's Eyebrow , when she had Addrefs enough not to let it appear in her Eyes ; and at other Times have discovered fo much of her Thoughts , in the Line just above her Eyebrows ; that ...
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... sometimes too apt to mistake for Names of Beauty in general . Thus for the First they use the Word Color ; for the Secord , Forma ; for the Third , they seem to have had several diftinct Names , according to the different Sorts of ...
... sometimes too apt to mistake for Names of Beauty in general . Thus for the First they use the Word Color ; for the Secord , Forma ; for the Third , they seem to have had several diftinct Names , according to the different Sorts of ...
Page 43
... sometimes had a Thought , which may fèrve ( at least ) to divert you . You know that Monf . de Piles , in his Lives of the Painters , has laid down a Scale by which one may judge of their comparative Excellence . Now I fhould think ...
... sometimes had a Thought , which may fèrve ( at least ) to divert you . You know that Monf . de Piles , in his Lives of the Painters , has laid down a Scale by which one may judge of their comparative Excellence . Now I fhould think ...
Page 47
... Sometimes an Idea of Usefulness may give a Turn to our Ideas of Beauty ; as the very fame Things are reckoned Beauties in a Coach - horse , which would be fo many Blemishes in a Race - horse . I have often thought fome Ladies a little ...
... Sometimes an Idea of Usefulness may give a Turn to our Ideas of Beauty ; as the very fame Things are reckoned Beauties in a Coach - horse , which would be fo many Blemishes in a Race - horse . I have often thought fome Ladies a little ...
Page 84
... sometimes raifed on Columns only , on the Side toward the Houfe ; and have Openings , of different Shapes , through the Walls on the other Side ; and fometimes have only Columns on both [ b ] The Original says , Soixante Ouanes ; and ...
... sometimes raifed on Columns only , on the Side toward the Houfe ; and have Openings , of different Shapes , through the Walls on the other Side ; and fometimes have only Columns on both [ b ] The Original says , Soixante Ouanes ; and ...
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