A court lady's curiosity; or, The virgin undress'd ... A Chinese novel: by a facetious Florentine, who accompanied the Tuscan missionaries into China, and lived five years at Pekin, the capital of the kingdom. Formerly translated from the Italian ... by a young English nobleman, and now adapted to the taste of the town by an officer of distinction in the army, etcJoseph Pearce, 1741 - 32 pages |
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accompliſh affured afterwards agreeable Amour Behold Bleffing Breaft Cantau Caufe Cauſe Chamyam Child China CHINESE Chriftianity Confequence conftant Converfation COURT LADY'S CURIOSITY Dame Davila Defire difingaged e'er eafily efpecially fafe faid Fair fame Father Mif Favours feemed feen fent feveral fhould firft firſt Florence fome foon ftill ftrong fuch fuffer fuitable fuppofed fupport fure gave himſelf Glafs Happineſs happy Heart herfelf herſelf holy Houfe Hour Houſe Hufband Inclination inftructed is't Italy Japann'd Juft kiffed Lady laft leaft lefs ligion loft Lord Love Lover Mafter Maid Mandarine married above nine Miffion Miffionaries moft moſt never Night Nymphs Officer of Diftinction Paffion Pekin Perfon perfuaded pleaſed Pleaſure poffible Pofture preſented prevailed Profeffion Purpoſe raiſe received ſhe Soul ſpoke ſtayed Succefs Tafte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thought thro took twas ufual Univerfal uſe utmoſt Vifit VIRGIN Undress'd whofe Wife Wifhes Woman young