This accomplished man condescended to think of a young girl, and take the pains to talk to her, not with absurd compliment, but with an appeal to her understanding, and sometimes with instructive correction.
väärinkirjoitettu muoto
puhekieltä To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
Prior
Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; (..) / Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.