Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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Page 56
... small " as well as the great , and would not fuffer herself " to be befieged by fervants , who could have no " motive for wifhing it , but their intereft in the " oppreffion of others . " ANECDOTE OF SULLY , MINISTER TO HENRY IV . MA ...
... small " as well as the great , and would not fuffer herself " to be befieged by fervants , who could have no " motive for wifhing it , but their intereft in the " oppreffion of others . " ANECDOTE OF SULLY , MINISTER TO HENRY IV . MA ...
Page 68
... small cause , till Mr. Perrot came thither , whom the gen- tlemen and serving - men perceiving to be of a bold fpirit , comely ftature , good strength , and seemingly courageous , they then told the young Lord of Abergavenny , that ...
... small cause , till Mr. Perrot came thither , whom the gen- tlemen and serving - men perceiving to be of a bold fpirit , comely ftature , good strength , and seemingly courageous , they then told the young Lord of Abergavenny , that ...
Page 89
... small voice whispering behind , " This is the way , walk in it . " Amaz'd , the wonders of thy God behold ! And meditate his mercies manifold . Oh ! happy time , when , fhaking off this clay , The human foul at liberty fhall stray Thro ...
... small voice whispering behind , " This is the way , walk in it . " Amaz'd , the wonders of thy God behold ! And meditate his mercies manifold . Oh ! happy time , when , fhaking off this clay , The human foul at liberty fhall stray Thro ...
Page 101
... small eftate , and although industrious , and frugal , had never been able , through repeated loffes and dif- appointments , much to improve it . This gentle- man , at an early period of his life , married the daughter of an eminent ...
... small eftate , and although industrious , and frugal , had never been able , through repeated loffes and dif- appointments , much to improve it . This gentle- man , at an early period of his life , married the daughter of an eminent ...
Page 112
... heard this fentence than their aftonishment was changed into pity and compaffion for one who had , with fuch heroifm , endeavoured to fave their lives , and de- manded manded as a small confolation , that they might be [ 112 ] 112 ]
... heard this fentence than their aftonishment was changed into pity and compaffion for one who had , with fuch heroifm , endeavoured to fave their lives , and de- manded manded as a small confolation , that they might be [ 112 ] 112 ]
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addrefs affection affiftance againſt Alcander almoſt ANECDOTE anſwer aſked beauty becauſe Caliph cauſe Cephifus Clarinda Clodio confent confequence confiderable courſe cuſtom defire difpofition diſcovered diſtreſs eſteem eyes faid fame father fatisfaction fecret fecure feemed fenfible fent feveral fhall fhewed fhort firſt fituation fix franks Flavilla fome fometimes foon fortune foul friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fufpicion fure gentleman greateſt happineſs happy herſelf himſelf honour houſe huſband increaſe intereft itſelf juſt lady laſt Laura leaſt lefs Lord of Abergavenny meaſure Mencius Mercator mind moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffion peaſant perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent promiſed purpoſe raiſed reaſon reflection ſaid ſee ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tion underſtanding uſe vifits Vincent virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſhes