Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - English essays |
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... give Life to the Company wherever you come ; but I am particularly glad of your coming hither To - day , because my Friend CRITO , on his Arrival this Morn- ing , feemed to have the Remains of fomething of a Melancholy on his Face ; but ...
... give Life to the Company wherever you come ; but I am particularly glad of your coming hither To - day , because my Friend CRITO , on his Arrival this Morn- ing , feemed to have the Remains of fomething of a Melancholy on his Face ; but ...
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... give you Two or Three Obfervations , relating to it . As to the Color of the Body in general , the most beautiful perhaps that ever was imagined , was that which Apelles expreffed in his famous Venus ; and which , though the Picture ...
... give you Two or Three Obfervations , relating to it . As to the Color of the Body in general , the most beautiful perhaps that ever was imagined , was that which Apelles expreffed in his famous Venus ; and which , though the Picture ...
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... gives fuch a ferene Pleafure to the Heart . In the fame Manner , if , you confider fome beautiful Faces , you may observe , that it is much the fame Variety of Colors , which gives them that pleasing Look ; which is fo apt to attract ...
... gives fuch a ferene Pleafure to the Heart . In the fame Manner , if , you confider fome beautiful Faces , you may observe , that it is much the fame Variety of Colors , which gives them that pleasing Look ; which is fo apt to attract ...
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... give every thing it's Due , and therefore mention them here ; because I think even the most doubtful of them belong partly to this Head , as well as partly to the other . FORM takes in the Turn of each Part , as well as the Symmetry of ...
... give every thing it's Due , and therefore mention them here ; because I think even the most doubtful of them belong partly to this Head , as well as partly to the other . FORM takes in the Turn of each Part , as well as the Symmetry of ...
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... give all the Signs of Diftrefs that Nature has put in his Power , to fhew how much he suffers whilft they are thus imprisoning his Limbs ; or all the Signs of Joy , every Time they are fet at Liberty . In a few Minutes , the old Witch ...
... give all the Signs of Diftrefs that Nature has put in his Power , to fhew how much he suffers whilft they are thus imprisoning his Limbs ; or all the Signs of Joy , every Time they are fet at Liberty . In a few Minutes , the old Witch ...
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Accompliſhments againſt almoſt anſwer Apollo Belvedere Beauty becauſe beſt Cafe Cauſe Charms chooſe Cicero Color Confequence confider Converfation CRITO defcribing defigned defire deformed Perfons Delicacy Difpofition diſcover Drefs eafy Efteem Elegance Eunuchs Expreffion faid fame feems feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fmall fome fometimes foon fpeaking ftill fuch fure give Grace greateſt Happineſs hath higheſt himſelf Honour Houſe human Inftance itſelf juft juſt Ladies laft leaft leaſt lefs Love Mankind Manner ment MILESIUS Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature neceffary never Number obferved Occafion Ovid Paffions pafs Philocles Philofopher pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure poffible polite preſent Pretty Gentleman Purpoſe raiſed Reaſon refined Refpect rife ſay ſcarce ſee ſeems ſeen Senfe Senſe ſhall ſhe ſome Sophronius Sort ſpeak ſuch Tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe Thouſand Tibullus TIMANTHES tion Underſtanding univerfal uſed Virtue Weakneſs whilft whofe World