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And Health is, more than is commonly thought, in a Man's own Power ; and the
Reward of Temperance, more than the EffecT: of Conftitution ; which makes it ftill
more difficult to pafs a Judgment. Efop could not be young when he died ; and ...
And Health is, more than is commonly thought, in a Man's own Power ; and the
Reward of Temperance, more than the EffecT: of Conftitution ; which makes it ftill
more difficult to pafs a Judgment. Efop could not be young when he died ; and ...
Page 153
The preparatory Points were eftablifhed to my entire Satisfaction, but whether
Animalcula could be ripened into Exigence, by pa ffing through the feminal
Veflels of a Woman only, was ftill a Queftion ; and how to make the Experiment,
hie labor^ ...
The preparatory Points were eftablifhed to my entire Satisfaction, but whether
Animalcula could be ripened into Exigence, by pa ffing through the feminal
Veflels of a Woman only, was ftill a Queftion ; and how to make the Experiment,
hie labor^ ...
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... and fome Phyficians of Antiquity have accidentally glanced upon the Subject }
but ftill I think I may challenge to myfelf the Merit of an original Invention ; and it
would be very hard if a few Hints loofely dropt in old unfafhionable Authors, which
...
... and fome Phyficians of Antiquity have accidentally glanced upon the Subject }
but ftill I think I may challenge to myfelf the Merit of an original Invention ; and it
would be very hard if a few Hints loofely dropt in old unfafhionable Authors, which
...
Page 188
Yet ftill the Gentleman appears through all. All which is directly traced from the
Pattern of /iriftippus : Sometimes he made a Figure in purple Robes ; and often,
as [b] Diogenes Laertius obferves, he would walk about with a Newmarket Switch
in ...
Yet ftill the Gentleman appears through all. All which is directly traced from the
Pattern of /iriftippus : Sometimes he made a Figure in purple Robes ; and often,
as [b] Diogenes Laertius obferves, he would walk about with a Newmarket Switch
in ...
Page 285
AMIDST the Variety of Gompofitions, with which 4the Learned of this Nation have
enriched the Republic of Letters, we ftill want a Treatife upon that Quality, which
gives the finifhing Touches to the Culture of the Underftanding, and diffufes the ...
AMIDST the Variety of Gompofitions, with which 4the Learned of this Nation have
enriched the Republic of Letters, we ftill want a Treatife upon that Quality, which
gives the finifhing Touches to the Culture of the Underftanding, and diffufes the ...
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Page 32 - Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, God-like erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty, seemed lords of all, And worthy seemed; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure— Severe, but in true filial freedom placed, Whence true authority in men: though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seemed; For contemplation he and valour formed, For softness she and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him.
Page 113 - DEFORMED persons are commonly even with nature ; for as nature hath done ill by them, so do they by nature; being for the most part, as the Scripture saith, void of natural affection: and so they have their revenge of nature.
Page 49 - Have faces flusht with more exalted charms ; The sun, that rolls his chariot o'er their heads Works up more fire and colour in their cheeks : Were you with these, my prince, you'd soon forget The pale, unripen'd beauties of the north.
Page 182 - By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Page 139 - The frolic wind that breathes the spring, Zephyr, with Aurora playing, As he met her once a-Maying, There on beds of violets blue And fresh-blown roses washed in dew, Filled her with thee, a daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair.
Page 313 - In . the Revised Statutes, the words "or otherwise" were intentionally omitted. Hence the duty of personal examination became, in all cases, imperative. So great, however, is the tax imposed by this requirement upon the time of...
Page 74 - Tis fquare ; and each Side is near a Mile long. It has Four Gates, anfwering the Four principal Points of the Compafs ; with Towers, Walls, Parapets, and Battlements. It has it's Streets, Squares, Temples, Exchanges, Markets, Shops, Tribunals, Palaces, and a Port for Veflels.
Page 102 - ... about fifteen Years after him, could not reach near that Age. I have heard (but know not if it is true) that Mr. ,Pope's Father was deformed, and he lived to feventy-five ; whereas the Son died in middle Age ; if he may be faid to die, whofe Works are immortal. My Father was not deformed, but active, and my Mother a celebrated Beauty ; and I, that am fo unlike them, have lived to a greater Age ; and daily fee my Acquaintance, of a ftronger Frame, quitting the Stage before me. But I leave it to...
Page 37 - Breast the Zone unbrac'd, With various Skill and high Embroid'ry grac'd. In this was ev'ry Art, and ev'ry Charm, To win the...
Page 15 - The hair, either bright black, or brown, not thin, but full and waving; and if it falls in moderate curls, the better. The black is particularly useful for setting off the whitenem of the neck and skin.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Crito; or a Dialogue on beauty, by Sir Harry Beaumont, i.e. the Rev. Joseph Spence Volume 1 of Fugitive Pieces: On Various Subjects, Charles Whitworth Baron Whitworth |
| Author | Robert Dodsley |
| Publisher | R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
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