The Memoirs of Ninon de L'Enclos: With Her Letters to Monsr. de St. Evremond, and to the Marquis de Sevigné, Svazek 2J. Dodsley, 1761 |
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... Nature has endowed us with an admirable in- ftinct ; and has taught us to diftinguish with great precision , between what arifes fo.m A 5 from the paffion itself , and what is he- terogeneous THE MARQUIS DE SEVIGNE . 9.
... Nature has endowed us with an admirable in- ftinct ; and has taught us to diftinguish with great precision , between what arifes fo.m A 5 from the paffion itself , and what is he- terogeneous THE MARQUIS DE SEVIGNE . 9.
Strana 29
... natural for them " to ftrike ? Thofe things are certainly , " neither within our option , or our 66 power . And to affirm the con- trary , would be as unphilofophic , as to fay that fteel may refift the " loadstone . 68 66 And , yet you ...
... natural for them " to ftrike ? Thofe things are certainly , " neither within our option , or our 66 power . And to affirm the con- trary , would be as unphilofophic , as to fay that fteel may refift the " loadstone . 68 66 And , yet you ...
Strana 30
... nature an " irrefiftible proneness to love , whom a " violent paffion might have overpow C6 66 ered , or who may have been fur- " prized at fome of thofe unlucky moments , in which perhaps , you " might not have extricated yourself ...
... nature an " irrefiftible proneness to love , whom a " violent paffion might have overpow C6 66 ered , or who may have been fur- " prized at fome of thofe unlucky moments , in which perhaps , you " might not have extricated yourself ...
Strana 36
... nature of virtue , we admit those rules to be doubtful , which we fhould impli- citly accept ; and practise as ... natural confequence of fuch an ar- gument : fo that it could poffibly ferve no other purpose , than to leffen the fi- lent ...
... nature of virtue , we admit those rules to be doubtful , which we fhould impli- citly accept ; and practise as ... natural confequence of fuch an ar- gument : fo that it could poffibly ferve no other purpose , than to leffen the fi- lent ...
Strana 42
... nature prompts not , or inclines them not more particularly to galantry , you'll find that fome other object has laid hold of their affections , in its ftead . Some become quite in- fenfible to love , because they have ex- pended all ...
... nature prompts not , or inclines them not more particularly to galantry , you'll find that fome other object has laid hold of their affections , in its ftead . Some become quite in- fenfible to love , because they have ex- pended all ...
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accompliſhments addrefs Adieu adviſe affections affume affured againſt alfo amuſe becauſe Befides beſt character charms confefs confequence conftancy Countefs Countess defire deſpair efteem facrifice faid fame favour fecret feem felf fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould filly fince fincerity fion firft firſt fituation flatter fole fome fometimes foon fpirit friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure furprized galantry heart herſelf higheſt imagine indifcretions indifference inftances intereſt intirely itſelf laft leaft leaſt lefs LETTER lover Madame manner Marquis meerly ment merit miſtake miſtreſs moft Monfieur mortifying moſt muft muſt myſelf never NINON DE L'ENCLOS occafion ourſelves paffion perceive perfon perfuade philofophy pleaſed pleaſure poffeffion prefent preferve racter raiſe reafon refift refolution refolve render ſay ſeems Sevigné ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe underſtanding uſe vanity virtue weakneſs woman women yourſelf
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Strana 54 - Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon a little western flower, — Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, — And maidens call it love-in-idleness.
Strana 15 - Great fpirits bear misfortunes hardly. Good offices claim gratitude ; and pride, Where pow'r is wanting, will ufurp a little, And make us, rather than be thought behind-hand, Pay over-price. Acaft. I cannot guefs your drift ; Diftruft you me ? Cba.
Strana 78 - We then fuppofe this paffion to be founded on efteem, fuftained by the acknowledgement of every amiable quality, refined by the moft perfect delicacy of fentiment; and finally corroborated by the reciprocal confidence and unreftrained overflowings of two fond, chafte, and faithful hearts, now melted into one : But unfortunately...
Strana 148 - How charming to be expecled with an impatience, that her whole prudence .cannot conceal ; to be received with a welcome, which charms the more, by the endeavours (he makes in part, to hide her tranfport!
Strana 59 - ... by dividing the attention of the mind, and the affections of the heart.
Strana 146 - How many delicate pleafures, unknown to the generality of men, would I, as it were, create create to myfelf!