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Curious Account Given By The Dumb Philosopher.
' This Minister was married to a young Countess , one of the Empress ' s attendants , whose maiden name was Lady Fancy . Her more than ordinary capacity , and her ofticiousness , in the choice of every thing rehting to dress , and in the management of the toilet , had gained her the particular esteem of the Empress , her mistress , and she was very assiduous to secure her favour , b } ' agreeably entertaining herwhen in waitingwith a thousand pretty conceitsand
, , , little pieces of poetry of her own composition . The credit and power this lady had at court received an additional lustre , upon her marriage with Baron Will , and the Empress was continually heaping her favours on the young couple . Among other marks of it , she made them a present of one of her largest and noblest castles , built in a triangular form , called Cardia , situate at a small distance from Cephale .
' Here our Baron and his sprightly Countess lived in great splendour and pomp , and were , in process of time , blessed with a numerous issue . Their first child was a daughter of exquisite beauty , andofsoerigagingabehaviour , that she was distinguished by the name of Lady Lovely . She had four sisters , the two eldest of which bore some resemblance to her charming selfas well in mien as carriage
, . The first , whose name was Lady Hope , though a very dwarf in stature , had a most agreeable countenance , and was the true image of Patience . The second was a sprightly jolly girl , a great lover : ind encourager of plays , balls , and masquerades , and went by the name
of Lady Gay . The other two possessed very untoward qualities , and were of a melancholy and crazy constitution . Lady Anxiety , the eldest of them , would spend hours in a solitary mood , in her closet , and generally in tears . On the other hand , Lady Timorous , the youngest , was continually liable to convulsive fits . They had but one brother , who was not onl y very deformed in his person , but of so strange a cast of mindthat they could think of no
appel-, properer lation for him than Squire Splenetic . 'Lady Lovely had hardly attained to years of maturity , when the Empress married her to a gentleman of great honour and approved , courage , of the ancient family of the True-Goods . This noble youth did not , indeed , possess the most advantageous blessings of fortune ; but so great was his merit , that this discerning Princess thought him
worthy of a considerable pension ; and let the new-married couple want for nothing that could contribute to their felicity . They lived together in the most perfect harmony and satisfaction , and were in hi gh esteem with every one . Integrity , Justice , Compassion and Friendship were four of their children ; but history is silent , whether they had any more . The whole familwas advanced to the most
y eminent posts at court ; and as the Empress was perfectly happy in the choice of her servants , they , on their parts , lived in " all manner of affluence and plenty under so gracious ' a sovereign . The commonalty , in the mean time , wanted nothing to compleat their felicity , under so mild and prudent an administration , but to be truly sensible of it .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Curious Account Given By The Dumb Philosopher.
' This Minister was married to a young Countess , one of the Empress ' s attendants , whose maiden name was Lady Fancy . Her more than ordinary capacity , and her ofticiousness , in the choice of every thing rehting to dress , and in the management of the toilet , had gained her the particular esteem of the Empress , her mistress , and she was very assiduous to secure her favour , b } ' agreeably entertaining herwhen in waitingwith a thousand pretty conceitsand
, , , little pieces of poetry of her own composition . The credit and power this lady had at court received an additional lustre , upon her marriage with Baron Will , and the Empress was continually heaping her favours on the young couple . Among other marks of it , she made them a present of one of her largest and noblest castles , built in a triangular form , called Cardia , situate at a small distance from Cephale .
' Here our Baron and his sprightly Countess lived in great splendour and pomp , and were , in process of time , blessed with a numerous issue . Their first child was a daughter of exquisite beauty , andofsoerigagingabehaviour , that she was distinguished by the name of Lady Lovely . She had four sisters , the two eldest of which bore some resemblance to her charming selfas well in mien as carriage
, . The first , whose name was Lady Hope , though a very dwarf in stature , had a most agreeable countenance , and was the true image of Patience . The second was a sprightly jolly girl , a great lover : ind encourager of plays , balls , and masquerades , and went by the name
of Lady Gay . The other two possessed very untoward qualities , and were of a melancholy and crazy constitution . Lady Anxiety , the eldest of them , would spend hours in a solitary mood , in her closet , and generally in tears . On the other hand , Lady Timorous , the youngest , was continually liable to convulsive fits . They had but one brother , who was not onl y very deformed in his person , but of so strange a cast of mindthat they could think of no
appel-, properer lation for him than Squire Splenetic . 'Lady Lovely had hardly attained to years of maturity , when the Empress married her to a gentleman of great honour and approved , courage , of the ancient family of the True-Goods . This noble youth did not , indeed , possess the most advantageous blessings of fortune ; but so great was his merit , that this discerning Princess thought him
worthy of a considerable pension ; and let the new-married couple want for nothing that could contribute to their felicity . They lived together in the most perfect harmony and satisfaction , and were in hi gh esteem with every one . Integrity , Justice , Compassion and Friendship were four of their children ; but history is silent , whether they had any more . The whole familwas advanced to the most
y eminent posts at court ; and as the Empress was perfectly happy in the choice of her servants , they , on their parts , lived in " all manner of affluence and plenty under so gracious ' a sovereign . The commonalty , in the mean time , wanted nothing to compleat their felicity , under so mild and prudent an administration , but to be truly sensible of it .