The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson, 1728 |
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... Fancy , the leaft Altera- tion I knew was fit and fufficient to draw that Fancy to fome other Subje & t . You have chofen me from a low Eftate to be your Queen and Companion , far beyond my Defert and Defire . If then you found me ...
... Fancy , the leaft Altera- tion I knew was fit and fufficient to draw that Fancy to fome other Subje & t . You have chofen me from a low Eftate to be your Queen and Companion , far beyond my Defert and Defire . If then you found me ...
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... fancy themselves en- gaged in a course of Virtue ! I fhall endeavour , therefore , to lay down fome Rules for the Difco- very of thofe Vices that lurk in the fecret Cor- ners of the Soul , and to fhew my Reader thofe Methods by which he ...
... fancy themselves en- gaged in a course of Virtue ! I fhall endeavour , therefore , to lay down fome Rules for the Difco- very of thofe Vices that lurk in the fecret Cor- ners of the Soul , and to fhew my Reader thofe Methods by which he ...
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... fancy he had ever any Place in my Affections . ' His own Sex allow him Senfe , and all ours Good - Breeding . His Perfon is fuch as might , ' without Vanity , make him believe himself not incapable to be beloved . Our Fortunes indeed ...
... fancy he had ever any Place in my Affections . ' His own Sex allow him Senfe , and all ours Good - Breeding . His Perfon is fuch as might , ' without Vanity , make him believe himself not incapable to be beloved . Our Fortunes indeed ...
Page 65
... Fancy , and gives a Greatnefs of Mind to the Reader , which few of the Criticks befides Longinus have confidered . OUR general Tafte in England is for Epigram , Turns of Wit , and forced Conceits , which have F 3 no no manner of ...
... Fancy , and gives a Greatnefs of Mind to the Reader , which few of the Criticks befides Longinus have confidered . OUR general Tafte in England is for Epigram , Turns of Wit , and forced Conceits , which have F 3 no no manner of ...
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... Fancy ( which I fhall ufe pro- mifcuously ) I here mean fuch as arife from vifible Objects , either when we have them actually in our View , or when we call up their Ideas into our Minds by Paintings , Statues , Descriptions , or any ...
... Fancy ( which I fhall ufe pro- mifcuously ) I here mean fuch as arife from vifible Objects , either when we have them actually in our View , or when we call up their Ideas into our Minds by Paintings , Statues , Descriptions , or any ...
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