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Page 232
... beauty . Our ladies , on the contrary , seem to have no other standard for grace but the run of the town . If fashion gives the word , every distinction of beauty , complexion , or stature ceases . Sweeping trains , Prussian bonnets ...
... beauty . Our ladies , on the contrary , seem to have no other standard for grace but the run of the town . If fashion gives the word , every distinction of beauty , complexion , or stature ceases . Sweeping trains , Prussian bonnets ...
Page 287
... beauty , dresses up his hard - featured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he ... beauty from us ; when I reflect on the small footed perfections of an Eastern beauty , how is it possible I ...
... beauty , dresses up his hard - featured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he ... beauty from us ; when I reflect on the small footed perfections of an Eastern beauty , how is it possible I ...
Page 301
... beauty is he possessed of superior to the rest of his fellows . To answer you directly , he has neither talents nor beauty , but then he is possessed of impudence and assiduity . With assiduity and impudence , men of all ages , and all ...
... beauty is he possessed of superior to the rest of his fellows . To answer you directly , he has neither talents nor beauty , but then he is possessed of impudence and assiduity . With assiduity and impudence , men of all ages , and all ...
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Fresh mortifications or a demonstration that | 80 |
The Family use art which is opposed with still | 91 |
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