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Madattte Peliflbn having gained her point by marrying her antiquated lover, did not deem it tieceflary to keep on the mafk which fhe had made ufe of during the mollia tempora/andi, the foft feafon of courtfliip.
Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse ... 1797
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Thofe are the fecret enemies of God, who, un - der the mafk of friendfliip, under the external covering of religious profeflions and outward du - ties, are heartily oppofed to his charader and gov - ernment.
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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Yet would we not obtrude oojnelancholv BuffaoQcry*! mafk, or the broad grin oF Folly;
Tragedies: By Hugh Downman, M.D. Hugh Downman 1792
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I obferved that ftie dole towards the door, andvanifhedinan inftant: I pur - fued, and juft as fhe fat down in her coach, ftie threw her mafk afide — when I beheld the very image of the face I had feen in the vifion.
The wandering islander; or, The history of mr. Charles North [by C.H. Wilson]. 1792
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The friends of Morad had long feen through his deceit; and the prince himfeif, though not fufpicious, was now con - vinced that he covered ambition under the mafk of fandity.
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They may learn from fuch a plan, if not en - forced by good fenfe and good principles, to mafk and conceal their paffions, but not to conquer or fubdue them 5 and they may lie fmothered, only as fire pent up for want of air, which, if ever they give vent to, fpreads to their complete ruin and deflxuc - tion.
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces ... William Creech 1791
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At the end is a mafk with three - rings pendent: the fame as at the end of the author's epiftle prefixed.
Typographical antiquities: an historical account of printing in England ... 1790
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Of another piece of flcin, which was vc -- ry lliff and a little bent, he made a mafk. no T H E N E W raafk, cutting in it two fnaall holes for the eyesj and another for the mouth, that he naight be able to breathe.
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In all thefe, an unexpected concluflon from the premifes, or accounting for ef - fe&s by fanciful caufes, excites that fud - den emotion offurprize, which is the fur - eft mafk of a witty conception.
Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical ... 1774
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Gra, O up-right judge! mafk, y£w, O learned judge!
The Works of Shakespeare: Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected 1773
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