Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the wild spirits of youth and. innocence a heart overflowing with every virtuous affection, a mind capable of every cultivation, and an ardent admiration of every excellence.., t '; . . ' Thus adorned, and thus endowed, she dawned on society at the moment when (as we have before observed) the national prosperity of England had a marked effect on the social habits of society. Every eye followed her, every heart beat at her approach; selfishness forgot itself in her presence, and avarice became liberal while under: her influence; her every wish was anticipated, and her wishes were those of benevolence and intelligence. Thus surrounded by a flattering world, no wonder its illusions sometimes succeeded in carrying her benevolence beyond the limits of prudence, and sometimes in deceiving her intelligence in the choice of her associates: but they remained inefficient when attacking her unalterable love of truth ? her admiration of genius ? her protection of talents?and her appreciation of every thing that was really good and great in her age, in her country, and in human nature. Her habitual society consisted of all chapter{Section 4those distinguished for wit, for talents, for intellect, and for situation. Her suppers were blamed only 'by those who were not admitted to them? by those who knew not that her good taste, as weil as her principles, permitted no unbecoming levity on any subject, for the improper discussion of which neither wit nor rank were deemed an ex- duse; and that the tone of her society was as perfectly proper, as if it had consisted of the dulles individuals who took upon them to censure her. ''A young and brilliant Prince now animated society by his popular manners, his love of pleasure, and his taste for magnificence. Endowed by nature with every personal ad...