The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson, 1728 |
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... forfeited their Innocence , they must now confi- der themselves under that melancholy View , in which Chamont regards his Sifter , in those beau- tiful which N ° 395 . The SPECTATOR . ons of the Spring are now abated. The Nightin- ...
... forfeited their Innocence , they must now confi- der themselves under that melancholy View , in which Chamont regards his Sifter , in those beau- tiful which N ° 395 . The SPECTATOR . ons of the Spring are now abated. The Nightin- ...
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... 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 may ...
... 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 may ...
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... themselves , I proceeded on my in- tended Progrefs . UPON my arrival at Jenny Man's , I faw an alerte young Fellow that cocked his Hat upon a Friend of his who entered juft at the fame Time with my felf , and accofted him after the fol ...
... themselves , I proceeded on my in- tended Progrefs . UPON my arrival at Jenny Man's , I faw an alerte young Fellow that cocked his Hat upon a Friend of his who entered juft at the fame Time with my felf , and accofted him after the fol ...
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... themselves al- ready poffeffed of what their Genius inclined them to , and fo bend all their Ambition to excel in what is out of their Reach : Thus they deftroy the Ufe of their natural Talents , in the fame manner as covetous Men do ...
... themselves al- ready poffeffed of what their Genius inclined them to , and fo bend all their Ambition to excel in what is out of their Reach : Thus they deftroy the Ufe of their natural Talents , in the fame manner as covetous Men do ...
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... themselves to what they are not fit for ; and instead of mak- ing a very good Figure one Way , make a very ridiculous one another . If Semanthe would have been fatisfied with her natural Complexion , fhe might ftill have been celebrated ...
... themselves to what they are not fit for ; and instead of mak- ing a very good Figure one Way , make a very ridiculous one another . If Semanthe would have been fatisfied with her natural Complexion , fhe might ftill have been celebrated ...
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