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Page 43
... duties of morality ought to be practised is without difficulty discoverable , because ignorance or uncertainty would immediately involve the world in confusion and distress ; but which duty ought to be most esteemed , we may continue to ...
... duties of morality ought to be practised is without difficulty discoverable , because ignorance or uncertainty would immediately involve the world in confusion and distress ; but which duty ought to be most esteemed , we may continue to ...
Page 134
... duties ; for then routs , drums , balls , assemblies , and such like markets for women were not known . " Modesty ... duty . The man must be abandoned indeed , who loves not goodness in another ; nor were the young fellows of that age ...
... duties ; for then routs , drums , balls , assemblies , and such like markets for women were not known . " Modesty ... duty . The man must be abandoned indeed , who loves not goodness in another ; nor were the young fellows of that age ...
Page 136
... duty ; friends meet ; points are adjusted ; delightful perturbations , and hopes , and a few lover's fears fill up the tedious space , till an interview is granted ; for the young lady had not made herself cheap at public places . " The ...
... duty ; friends meet ; points are adjusted ; delightful perturbations , and hopes , and a few lover's fears fill up the tedious space , till an interview is granted ; for the young lady had not made herself cheap at public places . " The ...
Contents
Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica | 74 |
The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa | 75 |
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves | 76 |
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