"He magnifies all her real perfections in his imagination, and is either blind to her failings, or converts them into beauties."
A Father's Legacy to His Daughters
At least entries in the ESTC (1774, 1775, 1776, 1778, 1779, 1781, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800).<br>
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Text from <u>A Father's Legacy to His Daughters. By the Late Dr. Gregory, of Edinburgh. A New Edition.</u> (London: Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, and W. Creech, at Edinburgh, 1774). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T142448">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=fYFYAAAAcAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;