November 2, 2008
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CONTRAST the hour of Fashion’s brief delight, With that of fearful Death’s unhallow’d night; When life and time are ebbing to their close, And martyr’d pleasure dreads the tomb’s repose:, Alone and fever’d, on his sleepless bed, Yon dying libertine … Weiterlesen
September 29, 2008
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The Beau of 1734 “was like the cinnamon-tree; his bark is worth more than his body. A creature of the doubtful gender, masculine in habit, and feminine in manners; one who has so little manners, that he himself doth not … Weiterlesen
September 28, 2008
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Between a WOMAN of FORTUNE and a MAN whom she married for Love. S. AND is it thus, ungrateful Man, You thwart that providential plan Which doom’d me to your arms for life, And made me the most wretched Wife? … Weiterlesen
September 25, 2008
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Nor are this vile and ignominious Race Content true Honour from his Breast to chace, Tuey shut his Eyes to beauteous Truth, and blind With giddy Notions his unpractis’d Mind. Soon as my easy and too generous Lord With ample … Weiterlesen
Juli 24, 2008
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FABLE IV. The folly of passing a hasty and derogatory judgement upon the noxious animals of the creation. ALL wise philosophers maintain Nature created nought in vain. Yet some with supercilious brow, Deny the truth asserted now. What if I … Weiterlesen
Juli 21, 2008
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definition: criminel supplicié sur la roue. Sous la régence, ce nom fut donné aux débauchés et aux libertins de la cour. Il ne falloit rien moins qu’une époque de licence effrénée pour désigner sans répugnance un séducteur sémillant, un petit-maître … Weiterlesen