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At that time there was indeed no enemy to female chastity like the former article of man-millinery: the delicate whiteness of the glove, the starry splendour of the fringe, were irresistible, and the fair Adorna, in poor Lee's tragedy of "Caesar Borgia," is far from the only lady who has been killed by a pair of gloves. * Thank Heaven, for the honour of literature, /nous avons change tout cela!
The female sex are the "Schiera gentil the pur adorna il mondo." The gentle bevy that adorns the world.
At that time there was indeed no enemy to female chastity like the former article of man-millinery: the delicate whiteness of the glove, the starry splendour of the fringe, were irresistible, and the fair Adorna, in poor Lee's tragedy of "Caesar Borgia," is far from the only lady who has been killed by a pair of gloves. * Thank Heaven, for the honour of literature, nous avons change tout cela!
%Life of Madame Guyon.% Life and Religious Opinions of Madame Guyon: together with some Account of the Personal History and Religious Opinions of Archbishop Fenelon. By T.C. UPHAM. 2 vols. 12mo, Muslin, $2 00. %Life of Madame Catharine Adorna.% Including some leading Facts and Traits in her Religious Experience.
Salviati, who commands there, is in our interest, and will throw open the gates at the first summons. Falieri. The admiral Adorna, as soon as he hears the alarm-bell, will immediately lead his people to our assistance. Parozzi. Oh, our success is certain. Contarino. Only let us take care to make the confusion as general as possible.
Of these, the most powerful are the Fregosa and the Adorna, from whom arise the dissensions of the city, and the impotence of her civil regulations; for the possession of this high office being contested by means inadmissible in well-regulated communities, and most commonly with arms in their hands, it always occurs that one party is oppressed and the other triumphant; and sometimes those who fail in the pursuit have recourse to the arms of strangers, and the country they are not allowed to rule they subject to foreign authority.
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