The Ladies Library ... Written by a Lady, Volumen1J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper, 1751 |
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... best Writers . But as there is much Curiofity in thefe Papers , and great Strength and Force in the Reasonings of them , give me leave to offer this Collection for the Ufe of Female Life , as a Tefti- mony of the Refpect , which I ...
... best Writers . But as there is much Curiofity in thefe Papers , and great Strength and Force in the Reasonings of them , give me leave to offer this Collection for the Ufe of Female Life , as a Tefti- mony of the Refpect , which I ...
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... best Translations ; they will find in them wonderful Inftances of Courage , Faithfulness , Generofity , and a great Contempt of their own private Advantage when the publick Good was in queftion , Neither fhould they be ignorant of the ...
... best Translations ; they will find in them wonderful Inftances of Courage , Faithfulness , Generofity , and a great Contempt of their own private Advantage when the publick Good was in queftion , Neither fhould they be ignorant of the ...
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... best Authors are not wrapt up in mystical Phrafes , as were the Oracles of old , but deliver'd in plain and easy Language , in our Tongue , either Original or Translations . Languages are an Accomplishment , without which it is hardly ...
... best Authors are not wrapt up in mystical Phrafes , as were the Oracles of old , but deliver'd in plain and easy Language , in our Tongue , either Original or Translations . Languages are an Accomplishment , without which it is hardly ...
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... best Methods to make Men polite , and that , methinks , fhould incline them to give it as many Advantages as they can ; of which , to speak politely is not the leaft . Tho ' this is often acquir'd by those Ladies that know no Tongue but ...
... best Methods to make Men polite , and that , methinks , fhould incline them to give it as many Advantages as they can ; of which , to speak politely is not the leaft . Tho ' this is often acquir'd by those Ladies that know no Tongue but ...
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... best way is to humour their Inclinations , and take care that what Talents they have , may rather serve to improve than to injure their Virtue . The lefs is to be faid of Painting , for that few have a Genius for it , and those that ...
... best way is to humour their Inclinations , and take care that what Talents they have , may rather serve to improve than to injure their Virtue . The lefs is to be faid of Painting , for that few have a Genius for it , and those that ...
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againſt alfo Alms alſo anſwer Beauty becauſe befides beſt Bleffings Body Cafe Caufe Cauſe Cenfure Charity Chrift Chriftian confider Confideration Converfation cou'd Cuſtom Defign defire Difcourfe Drefs Dreſs Duty eſpecially Evil fafe faid falfe fame Faſhion Fault feem felf felves ferve feveral fhall fhew fhou'd fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes fpeak fuch fuffer fufficiently fure give greateſt Happineſs Heaven herſelf himſelf Honour Humour Ideas Innocence inſtead Intereft itſelf Ladies laft leaſt lefs Love Luft Meaſure Mind Modefty moft moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary Neceffity nefs Neighbours never obferve occafion ourſelves Paffion Perfons pleaſe Pleaſure prefent Pride publick Puniſhment Purpoſe Reaſon refpect Religion ſee Senfe ſhall ſhe ſome Soul ſpeak ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Truth Underſtanding uſe Vanity Vice Virtue whofe whoſe Wiſdom Woman Women worfe World wou'd yourſelf
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Página 22 - Sodom and her daughters1," and indeed is the burial of a living man, an idle person being so useless to any purposes of God and man, that he is like one that is dead, unconcerned in the changes and necessities of the world ; and he only lives to spend his time, and eat the fruits of the earth : like a vermin or a wolf...
Página 88 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Página 85 - A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance...
Página 282 - no one, who believes the Scriptures can doubt this." " And is not this," he said, " the very doctrine of the first part of the Creed ; ' that the Father is GOD, the Son is GOD, and the Holy Ghost is GOD; and yet they are not three GODS, but one GOD?
Página 56 - But lay up for yourfelves treafures in heaven, where neither moth nor ruft doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor fteal : For where your treafure is, there will your heart be alfo.
Página 266 - ... bear up your esteem. And though nothing is so vain as the eager pursuit of empty applause, yet to be well thought of and to be kindly used by the world, is like a glory about a woman's head ; 'tis a perfume she carrieth about with her, and leaveth wherever she goeth ; 'tis a charm against ill-will.
Página 39 - Bessus was for duels. They are engaged in a circle of idleness, where they turn round for the whole year, without the interruption of a serious hour. They all know the players' names, and are intimately acquainted with all the booths in Bartholomew Fair.
Página 268 - Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it : and if he have done it, that he do it no more. Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it : and if he have, that he speak it not again. Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.
Página 264 - Art, and you must not think your self secure because your Reputation may perhaps be out of the reach of Ill-will; for if it findeth that part guarded, it will seek one which is more exposed. It flieth, like a corrupt Humour in the Body, to the weakest Part. If you have a tender Side, the World will be sure to find...
Página 341 - Some make quality an idol, and then their reason must fall down and worship it ; they would have the world think that no amends can ever be made for the want of a great title or an ancient coat of arms...