The Little Female Orators, Or Nine Evenings Entertainment, with ObservationsT. Carnan, 1778 - 106 էջ |
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... Brunetta , the other Phillis . A clofe Intimacy between their Parents made each of them the first Acquaintance the other knew in the World : They played , dreffed Babies , acted Visitings , learned to dance , and make Curtefies together ...
... Brunetta , the other Phillis . A clofe Intimacy between their Parents made each of them the first Acquaintance the other knew in the World : They played , dreffed Babies , acted Visitings , learned to dance , and make Curtefies together ...
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... Brunetta . Soon after , Brunetta had the Mortification to fee her Rival difpofed of in a wealthy Marriage , while fhe was only addreffed in a Manner that fhewed the was the Admiration of a Men , but the Choice of none . Phillis was ...
... Brunetta . Soon after , Brunetta had the Mortification to fee her Rival difpofed of in a wealthy Marriage , while fhe was only addreffed in a Manner that fhewed the was the Admiration of a Men , but the Choice of none . Phillis was ...
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... Brunetta could be alarmed of their Arrival . He did fo , and Phillis was dressed , in a few Days , in a Brocade more gorgeous and coftly , than had ever before appeared in that Latitude . Brunetta languished at the Sight , and could by ...
... Brunetta could be alarmed of their Arrival . He did fo , and Phillis was dressed , in a few Days , in a Brocade more gorgeous and coftly , than had ever before appeared in that Latitude . Brunetta languished at the Sight , and could by ...
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... Brunetta . Phillis took Pains to appear in all public Places , where he was fure to meet Brunetta ; Brunetta was now prepared for the Infult , and came to a public Ball in a plain black Silk Mantua , attended by a beau- tiful negroe ...
... Brunetta . Phillis took Pains to appear in all public Places , where he was fure to meet Brunetta ; Brunetta was now prepared for the Infult , and came to a public Ball in a plain black Silk Mantua , attended by a beau- tiful negroe ...
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... Brunetta communicated her Anguish of Mind to a faithful Friend , who , by an In- tereft in the Wife of Phillis's Merchant , pro- = cured a Remnant of the fame Silk for Bru- - netta . " A faithful Friend is undoubtedly the , moft ...
... Brunetta communicated her Anguish of Mind to a faithful Friend , who , by an In- tereft in the Wife of Phillis's Merchant , pro- = cured a Remnant of the fame Silk for Bru- - netta . " A faithful Friend is undoubtedly the , moft ...
Common terms and phrases
addreffed againſt amufe Amuſe anſwered Aouge Arietta arife Barbadoes Beauty Bofom Bramintes Brother Brunetta Cenfure cife confiderable Courſe Court delightful Difcourfe diſcover Diſtance Diverfions Drefs Entertainment Exercife exquifite Eyes faid Fairy fame feemed fenfible feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fion Follies fome fomething foon fooner ftill ftood fuch fure furprized give Governefs Grace greateſt Happineſs happy herſelf himſelf Inkle Iſland itſelf juft King laft laſt lefs liftened Lion little Females little Pupils little Schoolfellows Lofs look Mafter Marraton Midſt Mifery Mifs Mind moft moſt muſt myſelf Night Number Obfervation Occafion Paffage paffed Paffions Perfon Phillis pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure pofe poffible prefent Price Six-Pence Purſuit Quoutbeddin raiſed reft Ring Rofimond Senfe ſhall ſhe Souls ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou feeft Thoughts thouſand tion told uſeful utmoſt Vifit waſhed Weft whilft whofe whole Affembly Yaratilda young Ladies young Prince
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Էջ 31 - Upon looking up, What mean, said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.
Էջ 31 - ... on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. 'The Genius seeing me indulge myself on this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. Take thine eyes off the bridge...
Էջ 32 - I here fetched a deep sigh; Alas, said I, man was made in vain! How is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death! The Genius, being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect; Look no more...
Էջ 30 - ... them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards the end of the arches that were entire.
Էջ 33 - I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. The islands...
Էջ 27 - I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and' qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.
Էջ 32 - Look no more, said he, on man in the first stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity; but cast thine eye on that thick mist into which the tide bears the several generations of mortals that fall into it.
Էջ 31 - What mean, said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches. These, said the Genius, are Envy, Avarice, Superstition, Despair, Love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life.
Էջ 27 - I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible...
Էջ 1 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot Folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man.