The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 14
... confider what a pretty figure she would make among pofterity , were the history of her whole life published like these five days of fit . it . I shall conclude my paper with an epitaph written by an uncertain author on Sir . Philip ...
... confider what a pretty figure she would make among pofterity , were the history of her whole life published like these five days of fit . it . I shall conclude my paper with an epitaph written by an uncertain author on Sir . Philip ...
Page 31
... confider the fall of man in its immediate beginning , as proceeding from the re- folutions taken in the infernal council , or in its more remote beginning , as proceeding from the firft revolt of the angels in heaven . The occafion ...
... confider the fall of man in its immediate beginning , as proceeding from the re- folutions taken in the infernal council , or in its more remote beginning , as proceeding from the firft revolt of the angels in heaven . The occafion ...
Page 35
... confider ' what a paradox I undertook to maintain in the begin- ning of my epiftle , and which manifeftly appears to be but too melancholy a truth . And now I heartily wish the relation I have given of my misfortunes may be : of use and ...
... confider ' what a paradox I undertook to maintain in the begin- ning of my epiftle , and which manifeftly appears to be but too melancholy a truth . And now I heartily wish the relation I have given of my misfortunes may be : of use and ...
Page 42
... confider and pity my cafe , I will pray for your profperity as long as I live . T London , March 2 , 17r . Your humble fer vant , James Difcipulus . No 335 Thursday , March 20 . G 00 -Stolidam 42 N ° 33 THE SPECTATOR .
... confider and pity my cafe , I will pray for your profperity as long as I live . T London , March 2 , 17r . Your humble fer vant , James Difcipulus . No 335 Thursday , March 20 . G 00 -Stolidam 42 N ° 33 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 52
... confider with what judgment Milton , in this narration , has avoided every thing that is mean and trivial in the descriptions of the Latin and Greek poets ; and at the same time improved every great hint which he met with in their works ...
... confider with what judgment Milton , in this narration , has avoided every thing that is mean and trivial in the descriptions of the Latin and Greek poets ; and at the same time improved every great hint which he met with in their works ...
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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