 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1790 - 728 pages
...of courtefy, and fond of fociety : more liable, in general, to err than man; but in general, alfb, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, whether civilized or lavagc, I never addrefTed myfelf in the language of decency and friendfllip, without receiving a decent... | |
 | English literature - 1798 - 484 pages
...full of courtefy, and fond of fociety— mere liable in general to err than man, but in general, allb, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he, To a woman, whether civilized or lavage, I never oUdrefled jnyicli" in the laj)gu.ige ef »f decency and friendfhip, without receiving... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1802 - 486 pages
...are full of courtesy, and fond: of society ; more liable, in general, to err than man, but generally more virtuous,, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, either civilized pr savage, I never addressed myself, in the language of decorum or friendship, without... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1807 - 538 pages
...they are full of courtefy, and fond of fociety ; more liable in general to err than man, but generally more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a woman, either civilized or favagc, I never addrefled myfelf in the language of decorum and friendship, Without... | |
 | 1801 - 432 pages
...civil and obliging, under and humane j that they are' ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous, and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men,...virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. Xo 9. woman, whether civilized^or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship,... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 500 pages
...gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a kind or generous action. " Not haughty, not arrogant, not...than he. To a woman, whether civilized or savage, 1 never addressed myself in the language of friendship and decency, without receiving a friendly and... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - 572 pages
...they do not hesitate, like men, to peiform a kind, or generous action. Not haughty nor arrogant, nor supercilious, they are full of courtesy, and fond...more virtuous, and performing more good actions than lie. To a woman, whether civili/.ed or savage, I never addressed mystlf in the language of decency... | |
 | John Evans - English prose literature - 1807 - 318 pages
...men, to perform a kind or generous action. Not hanghty, nor arrogant, nor supercilious, they are fall of courtesy, and fond of society ; more liable in...virtuous, and performing more good actions than he I To a Woman, whether civilized or savage, 1 never addressed myself in the language of decency and... | |
 | 1807 - 574 pages
...supercilious, they are full of courtesy, and fond of society more liable in general to err than frķan, but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than lie. J о a woman, whether civilized or suv.igc, I never addressed myself in the language of decency... | |
 | John Stewart - Jamaica - 1808 - 330 pages
...arrogant, nor supercilious ; they are full of courtesy, and fond of society ; more liable to error than man ; but in general, also, more virtuous, and performing more good actions than he. To a wo.t man, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship,... | |
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I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship to a woman, whether civilized or savage, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise. In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark,... 
