Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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... Mercator was the youngest , and who expected to share his estate , which was personal , in equal pro- portions at his death . Mercator was captivated with her beauty , but discouraged by the splendour of her appearance , and the rank of ...
... Mercator was the youngest , and who expected to share his estate , which was personal , in equal pro- portions at his death . Mercator was captivated with her beauty , but discouraged by the splendour of her appearance , and the rank of ...
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... Mercator was hefitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he was now only folicitous to improve . Fla- villa was not difpleased either with his person or his address ; the frankness and gaiety of her disposition ...
... Mercator was hefitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he was now only folicitous to improve . Fla- villa was not difpleased either with his person or his address ; the frankness and gaiety of her disposition ...
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... Mercator had proposed in the vehemence of his paffion , and to which Flavilla had consented in the giddiness of her indifcretion , and were married at May - Fair . In the first interval of recollection after this preci- pitate step , ...
... Mercator had proposed in the vehemence of his paffion , and to which Flavilla had consented in the giddiness of her indifcretion , and were married at May - Fair . In the first interval of recollection after this preci- pitate step , ...
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... Mercator's letter , he cursed him for a fool , who had been gulled by the artifices of a strumpet , to screen her from publick infamy by fathering her children , and secure her from prifon by appropriating her debts . In an answer to ...
... Mercator's letter , he cursed him for a fool , who had been gulled by the artifices of a strumpet , to screen her from publick infamy by fathering her children , and secure her from prifon by appropriating her debts . In an answer to ...
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... Mercator returned , to give warning . C2 Mercator's Mercator's voyage was profperous ; and after an abfence of [ 19 ]
... Mercator returned , to give warning . C2 Mercator's Mercator's voyage was profperous ; and after an abfence of [ 19 ]
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addreſſed affection Alcander almoſt alſo ANECDOTE anſwer aſked aſſiſtance beauty becauſe bleſſing boſom buſineſs Caliph cauſe Cephifus circumſtances Clarinda Clodio confiderable conſent conſequence converſation courſe cuſtom defire deſign diſcovered diſpoſition diſtreſs eaſe eaſy eſteem expreſſed eyes faid falſe father fatisfaction fecret firſt Flavilla fome foon fortune friendſhip fuch fuffer fufpicion gentleman happy himſelf honour houſe increaſe intereſt juſt lady laſt Laura leſs Lord of Abergavenny meaſure Mencius Mercator mind moſt muſt neceſſary never obſerved occafion ourſelves paffion paſſed paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poſſeſſed poſſible preſent promiſes purpoſe raiſed reaſon reſpect ſaid ſame ſay ſcene ſecurity ſee ſeems ſenſe ſenſible ſervants ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſituation ſmall ſmiles ſome ſometimes ſoon ſpirit ſtate ſtep ſtill ſtrength ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed ſurpriſe ſweet thee themſelves theſe thoſe thou thought tion uneaſineſs uſe Vincent virtue viſit whoſe wife wiſhed