 Gabalis, which both in its title and size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by mistake. According to these Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders....  Anatole France - Page 103by Lewis Piaget Shanks - 1919 - 241 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1715 - 76 pages
...is fo like a Novely that many of the Fair Sei h£v£ read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...Gnomes , Nymphs , and Salamanders. The Gnomes^ or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs , whofe Habitation is Air, are the beft conditioned... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...Novel , that many of the Fair Sex have read k for one by miftalte. According to thefe Gentlemen, tlie four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the air, are the beft... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Size is fo like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders, The Grumes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe Habitation is Air, are the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...fize is fo like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beflcondition'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...fize is To like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Damons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beftcondition'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...fo K 4 like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Dxmons ofEarth delight in mifchief; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft condition'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...fize is fo like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...a novel, that many of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According to these gerttlemen, the four elements are inhabited by spirits, which...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...fi2e, is fo like a Novel, that many of the Fa:r Sex have read it for one by miflake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four elements are inhabited by Spirits...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft-conditioned... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...in its title and size is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According to these gentlemen, the four elements are...mischief ; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the ah-, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they say, any mortals may enjoy the most intimate... | |
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