 | Curiosities and wonders - 1796 - 622 pages
...the apprehenfion of ridicule, when I approach the delicate, fubjeft of my early love. By this word 1 do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without...the fpirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the tex-r ture of. French manners. 1 underfland by this paflion the union of defire, friendlhip, and tendernefs,... | |
 | English literature - 1796 - 616 pages
...tender paflions. ' I hefitnte, from the apprehenfion of ridicule, when I approach the delicate fubjeft of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite...is interwoven with the texture of French manners. I underibnd by this paffion the union of defire, friendfliip, and tendernefs, which is inflamed by a... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...numerous aflemblies. I hefitate , from the apprehenfion of ridicule, when I approach the delicate fubject of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite...is interwoven with the texture of French manners. I underftandby this paffion the union of defire, friendfhip, and tendernefs , which is inflamed by a... | |
 | Great Britain - 1796 - 982 pages
...interelting : " I helitate, from the apprehenfion of ridicule, when I approach the delicate fubjeet of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite...attention, the gallantry without hope or defign, which hns originated in the fpirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of French manners. I underfland... | |
 | 1797 - 610 pages
..." I hefitate, (fays Mr. G.) from the apprehenfion of ridicule, when I approach the delicate iubjeft of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without hope and 'defign, which has originated in the fpirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1797 - 512 pages
...celebrated M. Neckar. I helitate, from the apprehenfion cf ridicule, when I approach the delicate fubjeft of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without hope, or defij;n, which has originated in the (pint of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of French... | |
 | 1796 - 598 pages
...apprehenfionof ridicule, when I approach the delicate fubjeft of my early love. By this word I ilo not mean the polite attention, the gallantry without hope or defign, •which has originated in ths fpirit of but on my return lo England, i »-» chivalry, and is int:r-,vavtn with the dilcbvcrcd... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...numerdus assemblies. I hesitate, from the apprehension of ridicule, when I approach the delicate subject of my e,arly love. By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without hope or design, which has originated in the spirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of French... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...hesitate, from the apprehension of ridicule, w .en I approach the delicate subject of my early love. love. By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without hope or design, which has originated in the spirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of French... | |
 | James Boaden - English literature - 1829 - 340 pages
...which we cannot disobey points in the inimitable style of a great writer to the delicate subject of early love. ' By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry without hope or design, which has originated in the spirit of chivalry, and is interwoven with the texture of French... | |
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I hesitate, from the apprehension of ridicule, when I approach the delicate subject of my early love. By this word I do not mean the polite attention, the gallantry, without hope or design, which has originated in the spirit of chivalry, and is interwoven... 
