The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... paffion for every thing which is truly great and noble , are what actuate all Your life and actions ; and I hope You will forgive me that I have an ambition this book may be placed in the library of fo good a judge of what is valuable ...
... paffion for every thing which is truly great and noble , are what actuate all Your life and actions ; and I hope You will forgive me that I have an ambition this book may be placed in the library of fo good a judge of what is valuable ...
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... paffion for any particular perfon , that in a late draught of marriage- articles a lady has ftipulated with her husband , That , whatever his opinions are , fhe fhall be at liberty to patch on which fide the pleafes . I must here take ...
... paffion for any particular perfon , that in a late draught of marriage- articles a lady has ftipulated with her husband , That , whatever his opinions are , fhe fhall be at liberty to patch on which fide the pleafes . I must here take ...
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... paffions in all ages , I thought it very proper to take minutes of what paffed in that age , for the inftruction of this . The antiquary , who lent me these papers , gave me a character of Eucrate , the fa- vourite of Pharamond ...
... paffions in all ages , I thought it very proper to take minutes of what paffed in that age , for the inftruction of this . The antiquary , who lent me these papers , gave me a character of Eucrate , the fa- vourite of Pharamond ...
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... paffion gives a particular caft to the counte nance , and is apt to discover itfelf in fome feature or other . I have seen an eye curfe for half an hour together , and an eye - brow call a man fcoundrel . Nothing is mare common than for ...
... paffion gives a particular caft to the counte nance , and is apt to discover itfelf in fome feature or other . I have seen an eye curfe for half an hour together , and an eye - brow call a man fcoundrel . Nothing is mare common than for ...
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... paffions which are predominant in the creature that appears in his counte- nance . Accordingly he gives the prints of feveral faces that are of a different mould , and by a little overcharging the likeness , difcovers the figures of ...
... paffions which are predominant in the creature that appears in his counte- nance . Accordingly he gives the prints of feveral faces that are of a different mould , and by a little overcharging the likeness , difcovers the figures of ...
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againſt beauty becauſe befides behaviour bufinefs cife confider confideration converfation courfe creature defign defire difcourfe drefs eftate Eudoxus exercife exprefs eyes faid fame faſhion fatire fecret feems felf felves fenfe fent fervant ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft fome fomething fometimes foon forrow foul fpeak fpecies fpeculation fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuffered fure gentleman give Glaphyra himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe humble fervant humour ibid inftances itſelf lady laft live look mafter mankind manner mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary obferve occafion ourſelves paffion pafs perfon Pharamond pleafed pleaſed pleaſure poffible prefent publick purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reft ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir ROGER ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought ufual underſtanding uſe Virg whofe woman women words young