The History of Sir George Ellison, Volume 1University Press of Kentucky, 1766 - Fiction |
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Page xiv
... object so by surprise : " The uncommon qualifications of Miss Louisa , the excellence of her temper , heart , and understanding , had entirely captivated his affections , and given him such a prejudice in favour of her person , that ...
... object so by surprise : " The uncommon qualifications of Miss Louisa , the excellence of her temper , heart , and understanding , had entirely captivated his affections , and given him such a prejudice in favour of her person , that ...
Page xviii
... objects like the " toilette " she did for Montagu ( which was sent to the Duchess of Portland for inspection ) , collected acorns , cones , and shells to make decorative swags for borders and walls ; and probably marketed the results of ...
... objects like the " toilette " she did for Montagu ( which was sent to the Duchess of Portland for inspection ) , collected acorns , cones , and shells to make decorative swags for borders and walls ; and probably marketed the results of ...
Page xxv
... object and solid information considerably less obtainable . Moreover her name derives from Steele's play The Funeral , in which Lady Brumpton schemes to be heir to all her husband's possessions and guardian of his de- pendents — exactly ...
... object and solid information considerably less obtainable . Moreover her name derives from Steele's play The Funeral , in which Lady Brumpton schemes to be heir to all her husband's possessions and guardian of his de- pendents — exactly ...
Page xxxiv
... object of education for Scott . She is suspicious of the passion of love , which can be avoided by attending to one's work , but which , if it is incurred , must be controlled . That is the point of Ellison's courtship , disappointment ...
... object of education for Scott . She is suspicious of the passion of love , which can be avoided by attending to one's work , but which , if it is incurred , must be controlled . That is the point of Ellison's courtship , disappointment ...
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Page xxxviii - All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence? We, Hermia, like two artificial gods, Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song, both in one key; As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds, Had been incorporate. So we grew together, Like to a double cherry, seeming parted ; But yet...
Page xx - In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical nor above probability, for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach...
Page xix - It is therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn ; nor of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable to observation and experience, for that observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.