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... period to his existence . This dreadful event gave a violent fhock to her feeble conftitution , and threw her into a languishing complaint , which at length ended in a hæmorrhage of the lungs , and in the fummer of 1781 deftroyed her ...
... period to his existence . This dreadful event gave a violent fhock to her feeble conftitution , and threw her into a languishing complaint , which at length ended in a hæmorrhage of the lungs , and in the fummer of 1781 deftroyed her ...
Page 53
... period than at any other of his life . But , although he here devoted much time and attention to his writings , it was long before he could be perfuaded to make them public . VIRGIL calls the leisure he enjoyed at Naples , ignoble and ...
... period than at any other of his life . But , although he here devoted much time and attention to his writings , it was long before he could be perfuaded to make them public . VIRGIL calls the leisure he enjoyed at Naples , ignoble and ...
Page 259
... period to his existence . During the few happy days we paffed at Hanover , where she rendered herself univerfally ... period she wrote alfo many letters , always affect- ing period OF RETIREMENT . 259.
... period to his existence . During the few happy days we paffed at Hanover , where she rendered herself univerfally ... period she wrote alfo many letters , always affect- ing period OF RETIREMENT . 259.
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affemblies afford againſt almoſt amidſt Avignon beauties becauſe bofom cauſe celebrated character charms CHIG CICERO defires delight diffipation difpofition diſcovered eaſe enjoy enjoyment exiſtence fafe faid fame fatire fays feek feel feem felicity fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhades filent firſt fituation fociety folitary fome foon forrow foul frequently friends friendſhip ftill fubject fublime fuch fuffer fuperior fure furrounded greateſt greatneſs happineſs happy heart higheſt himſelf houſe human increaſe inſpired intereft itſelf lefs leifure live mankind ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obfervation object occafionally ourſelves paffion paſs perfon PETRARCH philofopher pleaſe pleaſures PLUTARCH poffefs praiſe prefent purſued purſuit racters raiſe reaſon refidence refignation render repoſe reſpect retirement rural ſcene ſenſe ſhe ſhould Solitude ſpirit ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſuch Swifferland taſte themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tranquillity truth underſtanding UNIV uſeful vifit virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſh