 | 1795 - 532 σελίδες
...of improving it to her own advantage. She hath preserved a tolerable court-reputation, with respeft to love and gallantry ; but three furies reigned in...mortal enemies of all softer passions, which were sorl did avarice, disdainful pride, and ungovernable rage : by the last of these often breaking out... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 530 σελίδες
...fell in her way of improving it to her own advantage. 3he has preserved a tolerable court- reputation, with respect to love and gallantry ; but three Furies...her breast, the most mortal enemies of all softer paslions, which were, sordid Avarice, disdainful Pride, and ungovernable Rage ; by the last of these... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 438 σελίδες
...him, with respect to money, he makes up by a great profusion of promises : but this perfection, »o necessary in courts, is not very successful in camps...and ungovernable Rage ; by the last of these often breakingout in sallies of the most unpardonable sort, she had long alienated her sovereign's mind,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 480 σελίδες
...fell in her way of improving it to her own advantage' She has preserved a tolerable court reputation, with respect to love and gallantry ; but three Furies reigned in her breaat, the moit mortal enemies of all softer passions, which were sordid Avarice, disdainful Pride,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 σελίδες
...fell in her way, of improving it to her own advantage, She had preserved a tolerable court reputation with respect to love and gallantry ; but three furies...alienated her sovereign's mind, before it appeared to the worldThis lady is not without some degree of wit, and hath in her time affected the character of it,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 532 σελίδες
...fell in her way, of improving it to her own advantage, She had preserved a tolerable court reputation with respect to love and gallantry ; but three furies...alienated her sovereign's mind, before it appeared to the worldThis lady is not without some degree of wit, and hath in her time affected the character of it,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1848 - 518 σελίδες
...her presence. " She preserved a tolerable reputation with respect to gallantry," says Swift; " for three Furies reigned in her breast, the most mortal enemies of all softer passions—which were, sordid avarice, disdainful pride, and ungovernable rage; by the last of these,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1852 - 372 σελίδες
...her presence. " She preserved a tolerable reputation with respect to gallantry," says Swift; " for three Furies reigned in her breast, the most mortal enemies of all the softer passions—which were, sordid avarice, disdainful pride, and ungovernable rage; by the last... | |
 | 1857 - 652 σελίδες
...WALCOTT, MA Duchess of Murlborough (1" S. xii. 125.) — The passage to which the Query refers is : " Three furies reigned in her breast, the most mortal...Avarice, disdainful Pride, and ungovernable Rage." — "History of the Four last Years of the Queen." — Swift's tVorhs, xvii. 25. 8vo edit. Load. 1775.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1861 - 702 σελίδες
...fell in her way of improving it to her own advantage. She has preserved a tolerable court reputation with respect to love and gallantry; but three Furies...sordid Avarice, disdainful Pride, and ungovernable Eage ; by the last of these often breaking out in sallies of the most unpardonable sort, she had long... | |
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She has preserved a tolerable courtreputation, with respect to love and gallantry ; but three Furies reigned in her breast, the most mortal enemies of all softer passions, which were sordid Avarice, disdainful Pride, and ungovernable Rage... 
