The Adventurer, Volume 3S. Doig, 1793 |
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... heart and on real occafions , though not always decorated with the flowers of elo- quence , must be far more useful and interesting than the ftudied paragraphs of Pliny , or the pompous declama- tions of Balfac ; as they contain just ...
... heart and on real occafions , though not always decorated with the flowers of elo- quence , must be far more useful and interesting than the ftudied paragraphs of Pliny , or the pompous declama- tions of Balfac ; as they contain just ...
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... heart and on real occafions , though not always decorated with the flowers of elo- quence , must be far more useful and interesting than the studied paragraphs of Pliny , or the pompous declama- tions of Balfac ; as they contain just ...
... heart and on real occafions , though not always decorated with the flowers of elo- quence , must be far more useful and interesting than the studied paragraphs of Pliny , or the pompous declama- tions of Balfac ; as they contain just ...
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... heart has rebelled in fecret , and whose wish has filently accused thy Maker . I rofe early in the morning to meditate , that I might without prefumption hope to be heard . I left my ha- bitation , and , turning from the beaten path , I ...
... heart has rebelled in fecret , and whose wish has filently accused thy Maker . I rofe early in the morning to meditate , that I might without prefumption hope to be heard . I left my ha- bitation , and , turning from the beaten path , I ...
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... heart ; he had invited his friends to the festival of his marriage , and the evening was to accomplish his wishes : the evening alfo was expected by Amana , with a joy . which she did not labour to fupprefs ; and she was hid- ing her ...
... heart ; he had invited his friends to the festival of his marriage , and the evening was to accomplish his wishes : the evening alfo was expected by Amana , with a joy . which she did not labour to fupprefs ; and she was hid- ing her ...
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... , " faid he , " fhall be applied to " the region of thy heart , thou shalt be alternately changed in from Nouraddin to Ofmin , appearance " and . ed to receive it ; and having gazed a moment No. LXXIII . 17 THE ADVENTURER .
... , " faid he , " fhall be applied to " the region of thy heart , thou shalt be alternately changed in from Nouraddin to Ofmin , appearance " and . ed to receive it ; and having gazed a moment No. LXXIII . 17 THE ADVENTURER .
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abfurdity ADVENTURER Æneid affume againſt Almerine almoſt Amana anſwer beauty becauſe Caliph cauſes character circumftances confider converfation countenance defign defire defpair diſappointed diſcover equal evils excellence expreffed faid fame fatire fays fecure feemed felf felicity fenfibility fent fentiments fhall fhew filence fimplicity fince firſt fleep fome fometimes foon fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fuperior fuppofe gratify happineſs heart herſelf himſelf honour houſe huſband Iliad imagination increaſe itſelf juft juſt kindneſs laft laſt lefs MARILLAC COLLEGE Menander mifery mind miſchief moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary Nouraddin Nouraffin obferved occafion Odyffey Ofmin ourſelves paffage paffed paffion perfon pleaſure poffible prefent Profpero purchaſed purpoſe Quintilian racters reafon refolved ſhall ſhe Shelimah ſhould Soliman tenderneſs Tenterden thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion Tueſday Ulyffes underſtanding univerfally uſe virtue whofe whoſe wiſh wretched δε
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