The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... Converfation : Mrs. Brilliant's necklace falfe ftones . Old lady Loveday going to be married to a young fellow that is not worth a groat . Mifs Prue gone into the country . Tom Townley has red hair . Mem . Mrs. Spitely whispered in my ...
... Converfation : Mrs. Brilliant's necklace falfe ftones . Old lady Loveday going to be married to a young fellow that is not worth a groat . Mifs Prue gone into the country . Tom Townley has red hair . Mem . Mrs. Spitely whispered in my ...
Page 18
... converfation happening to turn upon love , each of the young ladies was , by way of rallery , recommending a wife to him ; when to the no fmall furprise of her who languished for him in fecret , he told them with a more than ordinary ...
... converfation happening to turn upon love , each of the young ladies was , by way of rallery , recommending a wife to him ; when to the no fmall furprise of her who languished for him in fecret , he told them with a more than ordinary ...
Page 91
... humane , eafy , and agreeable . Hortenfus ftaid here fome time , and had easy access at all hours , as well as unavoidable converfation at fome " parts 6 • " parts of the day with the beautiful Sylvana ! N ° 342 91 THE SPECTATOR .
... humane , eafy , and agreeable . Hortenfus ftaid here fome time , and had easy access at all hours , as well as unavoidable converfation at fome " parts 6 • " parts of the day with the beautiful Sylvana ! N ° 342 91 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 101
... converfation , cr perfon , has not been able to • make up for it . As to thofe who take it for no other end but to give themfelves occafion for pretty action , or to fill up little intervals of difcourfe , I can bear ' with them ; but ...
... converfation , cr perfon , has not been able to • make up for it . As to thofe who take it for no other end but to give themfelves occafion for pretty action , or to fill up little intervals of difcourfe , I can bear ' with them ; but ...
Page 102
... converfation , to amufements more fuitable to her fex . He well knew that the episode in this book , which is filled with Adam's account of his paffion and efteem for Eve , would have been improper for her hearing , and has therefore ...
... converfation , to amufements more fuitable to her fex . He well knew that the episode in this book , which is filled with Adam's account of his paffion and efteem for Eve , would have been improper for her hearing , and has therefore ...
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Adam Æneid affurance alfo angels arife bagnio beautiful becauſe behaviour character chearful chearfulneſs circumftances confequence confider confideration converfation defcribed defcription defign defire difcourfe dreffed faid fame fatire fays fecond fecret feems felf felves fenfe fent fentiments feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething foon fpeak fpirit ftill fubject fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n hiftory himſelf honeft honour houſe humble fervant imagination inftances itſelf juft Jupiter lady laft laſt lefs loft look mafter mankind manner Menippus Milton mind modeft moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never night obferved occafion Ovid paffage paffed paffion Paradife perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poem poet prefent raiſe reader reafon reft reprefented rife ſhall ſhe Sir ROGER ſpeak SPECTATOR tell thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion uſe Virg virtue whofe whole worfe