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the sublime musick of its opera. She is
likewise (allowing for the difference of
rank) an admirable epitome of all French
women, whose universal passion has ever
been the desire of admiration, and of ap-
pearing young: and ever would be, I
believe, were they to live to the age of
a thousand. Any person that will take
a look of the withered death's heads in
their publick places, covered over with a
thick mask of paint, will be convinced
of this.—Now, our old ladies, when they
get to the wrong side of sixty, generally
take a jump up to the borders of four-
score, and appear no less vain of their
years than ever they were of their youth.
I know some of them, that I am sure
are not less happy, nor less contented,
nor (I might almost add) less admired
with their wrinkles, than ever they were
with their dimples. I do not know
whether a cheerful old woman, who is
willing to appear so, is more respedable>
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the sublime musick of its opera. She is
likewise (allowing for the difference of
rank) an admirable epitome of all French
women, whose universal passion has ever
been the desire of admiration, and of ap-
pearing young: and ever would be, I
believe, were they to live to the age of
a thousand. Any person that will take
a look of the withered death's heads in
their publick places, covered over with a
thick mask of paint, will be convinced
of this.—Now, our old ladies, when they
get to the wrong side of sixty, generally
take a jump up to the borders of four-
score, and appear no less vain of their
years than ever they were of their youth.
I know some of them, that I am sure
are not less happy, nor less contented,
nor (I might almost add) less admired
with their wrinkles, than ever they were
with their dimples. I do not know
whether a cheerful old woman, who is
willing to appear so, is more respedable>
F 4 or