Curchod were the theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity ; I saw and loved. I found her learned without pedantry, lively in conversation, pure in sentiment, and elegant in manners; and the first sudden emotion was... The Works of Edward Gibbon - Page 130by Edward Gibbon - 1907Full view - About this book
| Curiosities and wonders - 1796 - 622 pages
...pedantry, lively in converfation, pure in fentiment, and elegant in manners j and the firft fuddca emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge...acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three vifits at her father's houfe. 1 palled fame happy days there in the mountains of Burgundy, and her... | |
| Great Britain - 1796 - 982 pages
...without pedantry, lively in converfation, pure in Intiment, and elegant in manners ; and the firft Yudden emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge...acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three vifits at her father's houfe. I pafk-d fome happy days there in the mountains of Burgundy, and her... | |
| 1796 - 502 pages
...pedantry, lively in converfatiqn, pure in fentiment, and elegant in manners ; and the firlt fudden emotion was fortified . by the habits and knowledge...familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her tvvo or three vifits at lier father's houfe. I pafled fame happy days there, in the mountains of Burgundy,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...pure in fentiment, and elegant in manners ; and the firft fudden emotion was fortified by the'habits and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three vifits at her father's houfe. I paffed fome happy days there , in the mountains of Burgundy , and her... | |
| Edward Gibbon - English letters - 1796 - 520 pages
...pedantry, lively in converfation, pure in fentimeut, and elegint in manners ; and the firll fudoea emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted rae to make her two or three vifus at her fa-, ther's haulc. I parted fome happy days there, in the... | |
| English literature - 1796 - 616 pages
...pure in fentiment. and t-lceant in manners ; and the firft fudden emotion was fortified by rhe liAbits and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or thYee vilits at her father's houfe. ] palled fome happy days there, in the mountains of Burgundy, and... | |
| 1797 - 610 pages
...without pedantry, lively in converfation, pure in fentiment, and elegant in manners; and the firft fudden emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge...acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three vifits at her father's houfe. I palTed fome happy days there in the mountains of Burgundy, and her... | |
| John Adolphus - France - 1799 - 538 pages
...pedantry, witty in ** converfation, pure in fentimenr, and elegant in *' manners ; and the firft fudden emotion was " fortified by the habits and knowledge of a more " familiar acquaintance. « * « » The minifter of " Crafly foon afterwards died ; his flipend died " with him ; his daughter... | |
| Books and bookselling - 1797 - 512 pages
...that this U a feoff, neither diflaud by the fpirit of modcrar , nor hy that of true philolbphy. vv Aa and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three vifits at her father's houfe. I palled fome happy clays there, in' the mountains of Burgundy, and her... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity ; I saw and loved. I found her learned without...and the first sudden emotion was fortified by the * Extract* from the Journal. March 1757. I wrote some critical observations u]«m Plautni. March 8ih.... | |
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