The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson, 1728 |
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... in the Knowledge of Books and Men , which makes it ne- cessary to befeech Your Indulgence to the following Leaves , and the Author of them : Who is , with the greatest Truth A 2 of The Dedication . and Country are in fo high and flou. ...
... in the Knowledge of Books and Men , which makes it ne- cessary to befeech Your Indulgence to the following Leaves , and the Author of them : Who is , with the greatest Truth A 2 of The Dedication . and Country are in fo high and flou. ...
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... Author , in an agreeable Lover , where there is not too great a Disparity in their Cir- cumftances , is the greatest Bleffing that can befal a Perfon beloved ; and if overlook'd in one , may perhaps never be found in another . 6 I do ...
... Author , in an agreeable Lover , where there is not too great a Disparity in their Cir- cumftances , is the greatest Bleffing that can befal a Perfon beloved ; and if overlook'd in one , may perhaps never be found in another . 6 I do ...
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... Author , but difcover the feveral Ways of thinking and expreffing him- felf , which diverfify him from all other Authors , with the feveral Foreign Infufions of Thought and Language , and the particular Authors from whom they were ...
... Author , but difcover the feveral Ways of thinking and expreffing him- felf , which diverfify him from all other Authors , with the feveral Foreign Infufions of Thought and Language , and the particular Authors from whom they were ...
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... Authors , he finds a Coldness and Indifference in his Thoughts , he ought to conclude , not ( as is too ufual among tafte- lefs Readers ) that the Author wants thofe Per- fections which have been admired in him , but that he himself ...
... Authors , he finds a Coldness and Indifference in his Thoughts , he ought to conclude , not ( as is too ufual among tafte- lefs Readers ) that the Author wants thofe Per- fections which have been admired in him , but that he himself ...
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... Author , as in fee- ing an Object by the light of a Taper , or by the Light of the Sun. IT is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquirement of such a Taste as that I am here fpeaking of . The Faculty muft in fome degree be born ...
... Author , as in fee- ing an Object by the light of a Taper , or by the Light of the Sun. IT is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquirement of such a Taste as that I am here fpeaking of . The Faculty muft in fome degree be born ...
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