The Works of Samuel Johnson: The RamblerG. Walker, J. Akerman [etc.] J. Haddon, printer, 1820 |
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... beauty 376 131. Desire of gain the general passion 383 132. The difficulty of educating a young nobleman 388 133. The miseries of a beauty defaced 394 134. Idleness an anxious and miserable state 400 135. The folly of annual retreats ...
... beauty 376 131. Desire of gain the general passion 383 132. The difficulty of educating a young nobleman 388 133. The miseries of a beauty defaced 394 134. Idleness an anxious and miserable state 400 135. The folly of annual retreats ...
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... beauty first sub- dued me , and whose wit confirmed her conquest , but whose beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify perversenesss . Surely nothing can be more ...
... beauty first sub- dued me , and whose wit confirmed her conquest , but whose beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify perversenesss . Surely nothing can be more ...
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... beauty , nor wit , in any uncommon degree , she suffered such mortifications from those who thought themselves at liberty to return her insults , as re- duced her turbulence to cooler malignity , and taught her to practise her arts of ...
... beauty , nor wit , in any uncommon degree , she suffered such mortifications from those who thought themselves at liberty to return her insults , as re- duced her turbulence to cooler malignity , and taught her to practise her arts of ...
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... beauty , with health that might give me reason to hope their continuance ; when I examined my mind , I found some strength of judgment , and fertility of fancy ; and was told that every action was grace , and that every accent was ...
... beauty , with health that might give me reason to hope their continuance ; when I examined my mind , I found some strength of judgment , and fertility of fancy ; and was told that every action was grace , and that every accent was ...
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... beauty , than of my fortune , it did not suddenly enter my imagination , that Melissa could sink be- neath her established rank , while her form and her mind continued the same ; that she could cease to raise admiration but by ceasing ...
... beauty , than of my fortune , it did not suddenly enter my imagination , that Melissa could sink be- neath her established rank , while her form and her mind continued the same ; that she could cease to raise admiration but by ceasing ...
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