The Guardian, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 42
Page 23
... Beauty is the thing that Sex are piqu'd upon , they speak of it generally in a more elevated Stile than is used by the Men . They adore in the fame manner as they would be adored . So when the Authorefs of a famous modern Romance begs a ...
... Beauty is the thing that Sex are piqu'd upon , they speak of it generally in a more elevated Stile than is used by the Men . They adore in the fame manner as they would be adored . So when the Authorefs of a famous modern Romance begs a ...
Page 36
... Beauty is grown familiar , her Eyes are difarmed , and we seldom after hear her mentioned but with Indifference . What doubles my Grief on this Occafion is , that the more difcreetly the Lady behaves herself , the fooner is her Glory ...
... Beauty is grown familiar , her Eyes are difarmed , and we seldom after hear her mentioned but with Indifference . What doubles my Grief on this Occafion is , that the more difcreetly the Lady behaves herself , the fooner is her Glory ...
Page 59
... Beauty fuperadded in a happy Imitation of fome fa- mous Ancient , as it revives in his Mind the Pleasure he took in his first reading fuch an Author . Such Copy- ings as these give that kind of double Delight which we perceive when we ...
... Beauty fuperadded in a happy Imitation of fome fa- mous Ancient , as it revives in his Mind the Pleasure he took in his first reading fuch an Author . Such Copy- ings as these give that kind of double Delight which we perceive when we ...
Page 60
... Beauty and Softness . The Paffions are fometimes to be roufed , as well as the Fancy to be entertained ; and the Soul to be exalted and enlarged , as well as foothed . This often requires a raised figu- rative Stile ; which Readers of ...
... Beauty and Softness . The Paffions are fometimes to be roufed , as well as the Fancy to be entertained ; and the Soul to be exalted and enlarged , as well as foothed . This often requires a raised figu- rative Stile ; which Readers of ...
Page 69
... Beauty , however gracefully they are put on , and are thrown away like paint upon a fine Complexion . But here not only Livelinefs of Fancy is requifite to exhibit a great Variety of Images ; but alfo Nicenefs of Judgment to cull out ...
... Beauty , however gracefully they are put on , and are thrown away like paint upon a fine Complexion . But here not only Livelinefs of Fancy is requifite to exhibit a great Variety of Images ; but alfo Nicenefs of Judgment to cull out ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affure againſt agreeable Anſwer Beauty becauſe befides beft Caufe Character Chriftian Circumftances confider Confideration Converfation Country Defign defire Delight Difcourfe Drefs eafy Eftate exprefs Eyes faid fame Faſhion feems fent feveral fhall fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon fpeak Free-thinkers Friend ftill fuch fufficient fuppofed fure Gentleman give greateſt Guardian Happineſs hath Heart herſelf himſelf Honour Houfe Houſe Inftance Intereft IRONSIDE itſelf juft Lady laft leaft lefs live Lizard Love Madam Mankind manner Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature neceffary never Number obferve Occafion ourſelves paffed Paffion Paftoral Perfon pleafing pleaſed Pleaſure poffible prefent Publick Purchaſe Purpoſe racter raiſed Reaſon Reflexion reprefented Scaron Senfe ſhall ſhe Soul ſpeak Spirit thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Thoughts tion ufual Underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit Virgil Virtue whofe World young