The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story, Volume 1J. Dodsley, 1780 |
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... myself , and am diffipated enough to enjoy a great deal of that pleasure which is natu- ral to us . A chearful meal , a neat table , gaiety with franknefs and openness of heart , a walk , a dance , and other little amusements in their ...
... myself , and am diffipated enough to enjoy a great deal of that pleasure which is natu- ral to us . A chearful meal , a neat table , gaiety with franknefs and openness of heart , a walk , a dance , and other little amusements in their ...
Page 17
... myself , " Werter , it is a vain purfuit ; thou art seeking what is not to be found ! " But I had found it : I did find and know an exalted mind , which raised me beyond myself , and made me all that I am capable of being . All the ...
... myself , " Werter , it is a vain purfuit ; thou art seeking what is not to be found ! " But I had found it : I did find and know an exalted mind , which raised me beyond myself , and made me all that I am capable of being . All the ...
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... myself be carried away by the ftream . All wife inftitutors and learned teachers agree , that children are ig- norant of the caufe which excites their will . But that the great chil- dren , as well as the little ones , fhould wander ...
... myself be carried away by the ftream . All wife inftitutors and learned teachers agree , that children are ig- norant of the caufe which excites their will . But that the great chil- dren , as well as the little ones , fhould wander ...
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... myself , nothing is more calculated to appease the tumult of my fenfes , than the fight of fuch a tranquil being . moves with a happy thoughtlessness in the confined circle of her exift- ence ; day after day paffes without difquietude ...
... myself , nothing is more calculated to appease the tumult of my fenfes , than the fight of fuch a tranquil being . moves with a happy thoughtlessness in the confined circle of her exift- ence ; day after day paffes without difquietude ...
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... myself a great probability of our party being interrupted ; but in order to give them comfort , I put on a very fagacious look , and affured them the weather would be fine . I got out of the coach . A maid came down , and defired us to ...
... myself a great probability of our party being interrupted ; but in order to give them comfort , I put on a very fagacious look , and affured them the weather would be fine . I got out of the coach . A maid came down , and defired us to ...
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