Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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... , was Clodio , a young baronet , who had just taken poffeffion of his title and eftate . There were many particulars in Clodio's behaviour , which encouraged encouraged Flavilla to hope that she should obtain him for [ 9 ]
... , was Clodio , a young baronet , who had just taken poffeffion of his title and eftate . There were many particulars in Clodio's behaviour , which encouraged encouraged Flavilla to hope that she should obtain him for [ 9 ]
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... just returned from his first voyage as captain of a large ship in the Levant Trade , which had been purchased for him by his father , whofe fortune enabled him to make a genteel provision for five fons , of whom Mercator was the ...
... just returned from his first voyage as captain of a large ship in the Levant Trade , which had been purchased for him by his father , whofe fortune enabled him to make a genteel provision for five fons , of whom Mercator was the ...
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... just as much more than truth , as he believed it to be lefs . After fome moments of fufpence , he conjured her to conceal nothing from him , with an emotion which convinced her that she had already faid too much . She then affured him ...
... just as much more than truth , as he believed it to be lefs . After fome moments of fufpence , he conjured her to conceal nothing from him , with an emotion which convinced her that she had already faid too much . She then affured him ...
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... the will was read . He feemed to liften like the reft ; but was , indeed , musing over the story which he had just heard , and loft in the fpeculation of his own wretch- ednefs . t edness . He waked as from a dream , when [ 28 ]
... the will was read . He feemed to liften like the reft ; but was , indeed , musing over the story which he had just heard , and loft in the fpeculation of his own wretch- ednefs . t edness . He waked as from a dream , when [ 28 ]
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... just put her repeating watch and fome other ornaments as a fecurity for her rent , was fo touched with her distress , and fo firmly perfuaded of her innocence by the manner in which she had addressed her , and the calm folemnity with ...
... just put her repeating watch and fome other ornaments as a fecurity for her rent , was fo touched with her distress , and fo firmly perfuaded of her innocence by the manner in which she had addressed her , and the calm folemnity with ...
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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