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Pàgina 30
... agreeable conver- sation . Whether they have matter to talk of or not , they enjoy the pleasures of society , and at the same time the freedom of solitude . Their ordinary life is to be preferred to the happiest moments of other lovers ...
... agreeable conver- sation . Whether they have matter to talk of or not , they enjoy the pleasures of society , and at the same time the freedom of solitude . Their ordinary life is to be preferred to the happiest moments of other lovers ...
Pàgina 34
... agreeable temper and equal fortune , and would certainly have married him , had not my grandfather , Sir Jacob , dressed her up in a suit of flowered satin ; upon which she set so immoderate a value upon herself , that the lover was ...
... agreeable temper and equal fortune , and would certainly have married him , had not my grandfather , Sir Jacob , dressed her up in a suit of flowered satin ; upon which she set so immoderate a value upon herself , that the lover was ...
Pàgina 44
... agreeable , so long as it keeps within its pitch . It has not above four or five notes , which are however very pleasing , and capable of exquisite turns and modulations . The gentlemen who fall under this denomination , are your men of ...
... agreeable , so long as it keeps within its pitch . It has not above four or five notes , which are however very pleasing , and capable of exquisite turns and modulations . The gentlemen who fall under this denomination , are your men of ...
Pàgina 45
... agreeable bluntness , unexpected wit , and surly pleasantries , to the no small diversion of their friends and companions . In short , I look upon every sensible true - born Briton to be naturally a Bass - viol , As for your rural wits ...
... agreeable bluntness , unexpected wit , and surly pleasantries , to the no small diversion of their friends and companions . In short , I look upon every sensible true - born Briton to be naturally a Bass - viol , As for your rural wits ...
Pàgina 52
... agreeable to reasonable natures , and of which they gained a relish in this life . Upon this foundation the poet raises that beau- tiful description of the secret haunts and walks , which , he tells us , are inhabited by deceased lovers ...
... agreeable to reasonable natures , and of which they gained a relish in this life . Upon this foundation the poet raises that beau- tiful description of the secret haunts and walks , which , he tells us , are inhabited by deceased lovers ...
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