The Lounger: no. 1-52; Feb. 5, 1785-Jan. 28, 1786A. Strahan, 1794 |
Términos y frases comunes
accompliſhments acquaintance affured againſt almoſt amidſt amuſement attention beauty becauſe beſt buſineſs Cauftic cauſe character circumftances Cleora Colonel Comedy confequence confiderable converſation Correfpondent courſe daugh diffipation diſcovered diſtinguiſhed dreffed dreſs eaſily Eudocius faid fame faſhion feel feemed fentiment fhall fhew fifter filk firft firſt fituation fociety fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fuperior fuppofed fure gentleman greateſt happineſs herſelf higheſt himſelf Hiſtory honour houſe huſband intereſt itſelf Lady laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs Lounger Mackenzie manner marriage ment Mifs mind moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary obfervation occafion ourſelves paffed paffion perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed preſent profeffion purpoſe racter reaſon reſpect ſaid SATURDAY ſay ſcene ſeemed ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſuch taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion underſtanding uſed vifit virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſh young
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