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  • All Conditions of Portion and Jointure were there propos'd and approv'd on both Sides, and the Day appointed on which the

    The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia 2008

  • Sentiments twice unawares before the Altar of the Gods, which I apply'd according to the Dictates of Inclination, and so believ'd it to be a Mark that the Gods were favourable to, and approv'd of, this our Amour, and in the End would bless it with Success.

    Exilius 2008

  • All Conditions of Portion and Jointure were there propos'd and approv'd on both Sides, and the Day appointed on which the

    The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia 2008

  • This was approv'd of by my Friends and Relations; amongst the rest, my young Kinsman, whom I mention'd to your Ladyship, a Student at the University, writ me a very fine persuasive Copy of Verses on the

    A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies 2008

  • Ears of my Lord's good Lady, who again sent her Woman, to consult with me; who advised me from my Lady to put my self under a Manteau − maker; which I approv'd, and resolv'd to be vertuous and modest, and she promis'd to be at the Charge.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Lewdness is not approv'd in Youth, nor Moroseness made the Character of Old Age; the latter of which, I think, has been the crying Fault of many of these Kinds of Writings.

    Exilius 2008

  • Ears of my Lord's good Lady, who again sent her Woman, to consult with me; who advised me from my Lady to put my self under a Manteau − maker; which I approv'd, and resolv'd to be vertuous and modest, and she promis'd to be at the Charge.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • Then it was, that I esteem'd every Thing that she lik'd, and she approv'd whatsoever I commended; and this according to the Dictates of our natural

    Exilius 2008

  • Parents approv'd; and promoted their Visits to our House by a generous and kind Reception at our Country Retreat; where they came now and then, a little to relax their College Discipline, and unbend the Streightness of their Study; bringing with them little Books, new Pamphlets, and Songs; and in their Absence, convers'd with me by Writing; sometimes Verse, sometimes Prose, which ingaged my Replies in the same manner.

    A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies 2008

  • _ _Friendly_ Sir, a most approv'd and worthy Gentleman, and one of my chiefest Guests.

    The City Bride (1696) Or The Merry Cuckold Joseph Harris

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