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Pagina 145
... 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 ... lady of no quality can be distinguished On Dress 145.
... 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 ... lady of no quality can be distinguished On Dress 145.
Pagina 150
... lady she had been so freely describing . Miss had per- ceived her at a distance and approached to salute her . I found , by the warmth of the two ladies ' protestations , that they had been long intimate esteemed friends and ...
... lady she had been so freely describing . Miss had per- ceived her at a distance and approached to salute her . I found , by the warmth of the two ladies ' protestations , that they had been long intimate esteemed friends and ...
Pagina 161
... lady cruel , he generally fell in love with another , from whom he expected a more favourable reception ; if she too rejected his ad- dresses , he never thought of retiring into deserts , or pining in hopeless distress . He persuaded ...
... lady cruel , he generally fell in love with another , from whom he expected a more favourable reception ; if she too rejected his ad- dresses , he never thought of retiring into deserts , or pining in hopeless distress . He persuaded ...
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CHAPTER | 3 |
III | 21 |
Of the present state of polite learning in Italy | 27 |
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