 If a new poem or play makes its appearance, with a thousand brilliancies, and but one or two blemishes, she slightly skims over the passages that should give her pleasure, and dwells upon those only that fill her with dislike. If you show her a very excellent...  The World .. - Page 7561753Full view - About this book
 | Edward Moore - English essays - 1772 - 336 pages
...a very excellent portrait,. fhe looks at fome part of 4 t'.ie the drapery which has been negk.cted, or to a hand or finger that has been left unfinished....kept with great neatnefs and elegancy ; but if .you fake a walk with her in it, fhe talks to you of nothing but blights and florms, of fnails and caterpillars,... | |
 | 1776 - 278 pages
...dwells upon thofe only that fill her •with diffike. If you fhow her a very excellent portrait, fhe looks at fome part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to. a hand or finger that has been left uafiiiifhed. Her garden is a very beautiful one, and kept •with great neatnefs and elegancy : but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...the drapery which has been r.eglefted, or to a hand <jr finger which has been left unfinillied. — Her garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with...elegancy; but, if you take a walk with her in it, ih e talks to you of nothing but blights and norms, of fnails and caterpillars, and how impoffible... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...dwells upon thofe only that fill her with diflike. — If you fliew her a very excellent portrait, ihe looks at fome part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to a hand or finger which has been left unfinilhed. — Her garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great ncainefs... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 292 pages
...those only that fill her with dislike. If you shew her a very excellent portrait, she looks at some part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to...garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great neatness and elegancy ; but if you take a walk with her in it, she talks to you of nothing but blights... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 680 pages
...those only that till her with dislike. If you shew her a very excellent portrait, she looks at some part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to a hand or hnger that has been left unfinished. Her garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great neamess... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 296 pages
...those only that fill her with dislike. If you shew her a very excellent portrait, she looks at some part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to...garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great neatness and elegancy ; but if you take a walk with her in it, she talks of nothing but blights and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 342 pages
...those only that fill her with dislike. If you shew her a very excellent portrait, she looks at some part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to...garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great neatness and elegancy ; but if von take a walk with her in it, she talks to you of nothing but blights... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...those only that fill her with dislike. If you show her a very excellent portrait, she looks at some part of the drapery which has been neglected, or to a hand or finger which has been left unfinished. Her garden is a very beautiful one, and kept with great neatness and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...li»ks at some part of the drapery, that has bcen neglected, or to a Viand or finger which has bcen left unfinished. Her garden is a very beautiful one> and kept with great neatness and elegance ; but if you take a walk with her into it, she talks to you of nothing but blights... | |
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