 ... graceful, and agreeable young women in London, only a little too fat. Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . Never was any of her sex born with better gifts of the mind, or who more improved them by reading...  The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays - Page 492by Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814Full view - About this book
 | 1765 - 600 pages
...of the mind, or more improved' them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the beft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life....that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the greateft freedom, mixed with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 536 pages
...of the mind, or more improved them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the beft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life....that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the greateft freedom, mixt with... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...the mind, or more improved them by reading arid conversation. Yet her •memory was not of the beft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life....that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the great eft freedom, mixed with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...of the mind, or more improved them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the beft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life....that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the greateft freedom, mixt with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 388 pages
...of the mind, or more improved them by reading and conve.fation. Yet her memory was not of the belt, and was impaired in the latter years of her life. But I cannot call to mind that I ever once beard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the belt, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 302 pages
...Yet her memory was not of thebeft, ai)d was impaired in the latter years pf her life. Put I cannpt call to mind that I ever once . heard her make a wrong judgment of perfons, books, or afhrlrs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the greateft freedom, mixt with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 414 pages
...of the mind, or more improved them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the beft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life. But I cannot call to mind that I ever onceheard her make a wrong judgement of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pages
...her friends. — Thus far I writ the fame night between eleven and twelve. Never was any of her fex born with better gifts of the mind, or who more improved them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the heft, and was impaired in the latter years of her life.... | |
 | 1793 - 620 pages
...the mind, or more improved them by reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the belt, a»d was impaired in the latter years of her life. But...call to mind that I ever once heard her make a wrong judgement of perfons, books, or affairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the greateit freedom,... | |
 | 1802 - 630 pages
...reading and converfation. Yet her memory was not of the heft, and was impaired in the latter years ol' her life. But I cannot call to mind that I ever once heard her mnke ;i wrong judgement of perfons, books, or »flairs. Her advice was always the beft, and with the... | |
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