The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 11
... subject . 6 TUESDAY night . Could not go to fleep till one in the morning for thinking of my journal . WEDNESDAY . From eight till ten . Drank two dishes of chocolate in bed , and fell asleep after them . From ten to eleven . Eat a ...
... subject . 6 TUESDAY night . Could not go to fleep till one in the morning for thinking of my journal . WEDNESDAY . From eight till ten . Drank two dishes of chocolate in bed , and fell asleep after them . From ten to eleven . Eat a ...
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... subject . I scarce find a fingle action in these five days that I can thoroughly approve of , except the ⚫ working upon the violet - leaf , which I am resolved to • finith the first day I am at leisure . As for Mr. Froth and Veny , I ...
... subject . I scarce find a fingle action in these five days that I can thoroughly approve of , except the ⚫ working upon the violet - leaf , which I am resolved to • finith the first day I am at leisure . As for Mr. Froth and Veny , I ...
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... subject , further informed us that there were still several nations in the world so very barbarous as not to have any looking - glasses among them ; and that he had lately read a voyage to the South - Sea , in which it is faid , that ...
... subject , further informed us that there were still several nations in the world so very barbarous as not to have any looking - glasses among them ; and that he had lately read a voyage to the South - Sea , in which it is faid , that ...
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... subjects , he warns him of his obedience , and makes a natural tranfition to the history of that fallen angel , who was employed in the circumvention of our first parents . Had I followed Monfieur Boffu's method in my first paper on Mi ...
... subjects , he warns him of his obedience , and makes a natural tranfition to the history of that fallen angel , who was employed in the circumvention of our first parents . Had I followed Monfieur Boffu's method in my first paper on Mi ...
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... subject , which , • fince you have not , I take the liberty to recommend to you . What I mean , is the patronage of young modeft • men to fuch as are able to countenance and introduce them into the world . For want of fuch assistances ...
... subject , which , • fince you have not , I take the liberty to recommend to you . What I mean , is the patronage of young modeft • men to fuch as are able to countenance and introduce them into the world . For want of fuch assistances ...
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Adam Æneid agreeable alſo angels anſwer appear beautiful becauſe behaviour beſt buſineſs cauſe character chearfulness confider confideration converſation defire deſcribed deſcription deſign diſcourſe endeavour eſteem eyes faid fame fays feveral fince firſt parents fome foon fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n Homer honour houſe humble fervant imagination inſtances itſelf juſt lady laſt leſs live look mankind manner maſter Menippus Milton mind miſtreſs Mohocks moſt myſelf nature neſs never night obſerve occafion Ovid paffion particular paſſage paſſed paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet preſent raiſe reader reaſon repreſented reſpect riſe ſame ſays ſcene ſchool ſecond ſeems ſenſe ſentiments ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould Sir ROGER ſome ſpeak SPECTATOR ſpeculation ſpeech ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſubject ſuch ſurpriſe tell thee theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion uſe verſe Virg virtue whole whoſe