The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson, 1728 |
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... tion upon that Subject ; ) yet , I'm confident , you'll think it abundantly atton'd for by obfer- ving , that this humbler Exercise may be as in- • ftrumental in diverting us from any innovating < Schemes and Hypothefis in Wit , as ...
... tion upon that Subject ; ) yet , I'm confident , you'll think it abundantly atton'd for by obfer- ving , that this humbler Exercise may be as in- • ftrumental in diverting us from any innovating < Schemes and Hypothefis in Wit , as ...
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... 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 Worthy of fuch Honour , ' good ...
... 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 Worthy of fuch Honour , ' good ...
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... tion in this Town , who have been Lovers thefe ten Months last past , and writ to each o- ther for Gallantry Sake , under thofe feigned Names ; Mr. Such a one and Mrs. Such a one not being capable of raifing the Soul out of the ordinary ...
... tion in this Town , who have been Lovers thefe ten Months last past , and writ to each o- ther for Gallantry Sake , under thofe feigned Names ; Mr. Such a one and Mrs. Such a one not being capable of raifing the Soul out of the ordinary ...
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... tion , frequenting the Courts of Justice , or study- ing the Fathers , Cleanthes reads Plays , dances , dreffes , and spends his Time in Drawing - rooms , instead of being a good Lawyer , Divine , or Phy- fician ; Cleanthes is a ...
... tion , frequenting the Courts of Justice , or study- ing the Fathers , Cleanthes reads Plays , dances , dreffes , and spends his Time in Drawing - rooms , instead of being a good Lawyer , Divine , or Phy- fician ; Cleanthes is a ...
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... tion of this Nature , at leaft as much as the other : The ill Effect of it is in none fo confpicuous as in the two oppofite Characters of Calia and Iras ; Celia has all the Charms of Perfon , together with an abundant Sweetnefs of ...
... tion of this Nature , at leaft as much as the other : The ill Effect of it is in none fo confpicuous as in the two oppofite Characters of Calia and Iras ; Celia has all the Charms of Perfon , together with an abundant Sweetnefs of ...
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