Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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Page 10
... vifits were permitted , his familiarities were again fuffered , and his hopes revived . He had long en- tertained an opinion that she loved him , in which , however , it is probable , that his own vanity and her indiscretion concurred ...
... vifits were permitted , his familiarities were again fuffered , and his hopes revived . He had long en- tertained an opinion that she loved him , in which , however , it is probable , that his own vanity and her indiscretion concurred ...
Page 14
... vifits and converfation . To this counsel , fo falutary and perplexing , Mercator was hesitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he was now only folicitous to improve . Fla- villa was not displeased either with ...
... vifits and converfation . To this counsel , fo falutary and perplexing , Mercator was hesitating what to reply , when Flavilla came in , an accident which he was now only folicitous to improve . Fla- villa was not displeased either with ...
Page 17
... vifits of congratulation from her numerous acquaintance , and had returned them as a pledge of his defire that they should be repeated . But the remembrance of the gay multitude , which , while he was at home , had flattered his vanity ...
... vifits of congratulation from her numerous acquaintance , and had returned them as a pledge of his defire that they should be repeated . But the remembrance of the gay multitude , which , while he was at home , had flattered his vanity ...
Page 23
... vifits should , for a while , be fufpended ; and in the interval of languor and re- tirement , Flavilla firft became thoughtful . She often reflected upon Mercator's caution when they laft parted , which had made an indelible impreffion ...
... vifits should , for a while , be fufpended ; and in the interval of languor and re- tirement , Flavilla firft became thoughtful . She often reflected upon Mercator's caution when they laft parted , which had made an indelible impreffion ...
Page 42
... vifits , than her domeftic offices . In fhort , both became difintentionally indifferent ; their meals were irregular , their converfation little ; till , at laft , their affection feemed dwindled away to nothing , but a ceremonial ...
... vifits , than her domeftic offices . In fhort , both became difintentionally indifferent ; their meals were irregular , their converfation little ; till , at laft , their affection feemed dwindled away to nothing , but a ceremonial ...
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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