The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... business , and have signaliz'd your self in all the dif- ferent scenes of it . We admire fome for the dignity , others for the popularity of their behaviour ; fome for their clearness of judg- ment , others for their happiness of ...
... business , and have signaliz'd your self in all the dif- ferent scenes of it . We admire fome for the dignity , others for the popularity of their behaviour ; fome for their clearness of judg- ment , others for their happiness of ...
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... business and study of hers . The • fix months we are in town ( for the year is equally • divided between that and the country ) from almoft • break of day till noon , the whole morning is laid out • in practising with her feveral ...
... business and study of hers . The • fix months we are in town ( for the year is equally • divided between that and the country ) from almoft • break of day till noon , the whole morning is laid out • in practising with her feveral ...
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... business ; and that the • mufician is obliged to keep to the text as much as ⚫ the preacher . For want of this , I have found by expe- • rience a great deal of mischief : For when the preacher ⚫ has often , with great piety and art ...
... business ; and that the • mufician is obliged to keep to the text as much as ⚫ the preacher . For want of this , I have found by expe- • rience a great deal of mischief : For when the preacher ⚫ has often , with great piety and art ...
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... business it is to carry off the flain in our English tragedies , she breaks out into that abrupt be- ginning of what was a very ludricrous , but at the fame time thought a very good epilogue : ، ، ، ، Hold , are you mad ? you damn'd ...
... business it is to carry off the flain in our English tragedies , she breaks out into that abrupt be- ginning of what was a very ludricrous , but at the fame time thought a very good epilogue : ، ، ، ، Hold , are you mad ? you damn'd ...
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... business . The lady foon after coming into the parlour , and fee- ing her monkey look upon a paper with great earneftness , took it up , and to this day is in fome doubt , says WILL , whether it was written by Jack or the monkey . Madam ...
... business . The lady foon after coming into the parlour , and fee- ing her monkey look upon a paper with great earneftness , took it up , and to this day is in fome doubt , says WILL , whether it was written by Jack or the monkey . Madam ...
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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