The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... fuch ready fupplies of moisture ; and like- wife fhew by what means , if poflible , they may be ftopped at a reasonable expence ; Or , indeed , fince there is fomething fo moving in the very image of weeping beauty , it would be worthy ...
... fuch ready fupplies of moisture ; and like- wife fhew by what means , if poflible , they may be ftopped at a reasonable expence ; Or , indeed , fince there is fomething fo moving in the very image of weeping beauty , it would be worthy ...
Page 14
... fuch as the reader muft affent to , when he fees them explained with that elegance and perfpicuity in which they are delivered . As for those which are the most known , and the most received , they are placed in fo beautiful a light ...
... fuch as the reader muft affent to , when he fees them explained with that elegance and perfpicuity in which they are delivered . As for those which are the most known , and the most received , they are placed in fo beautiful a light ...
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... fuch a beauty to this paffage , as would have been very much admired in an ancient poet . The reader may obferve the following lines in the fame view . A needlefs Alexandrine ends the fong , That like a wounded snake drags its flow ...
... fuch a beauty to this paffage , as would have been very much admired in an ancient poet . The reader may obferve the following lines in the fame view . A needlefs Alexandrine ends the fong , That like a wounded snake drags its flow ...
Page 20
... fuch actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor . But if we carry our reflexions higher , we may discover farther ends of Providence in implanting this paffion in mankind . It was neceffary for the world , that ...
... fuch actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor . But if we carry our reflexions higher , we may discover farther ends of Providence in implanting this paffion in mankind . It was neceffary for the world , that ...
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... fuch a paffion as would be use- lefs to the world , and a torment to himself . Were not this defire of fame very strong , the diffi- culty of obtaining it , and the danger of lofing it when obtained , would be fufficient to deter a man ...
... fuch a paffion as would be use- lefs to the world , and a torment to himself . Were not this defire of fame very strong , the diffi- culty of obtaining it , and the danger of lofing it when obtained , would be fufficient to deter a man ...
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