The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 40
... fent to • school before they are capable of improvement , only to • be out of harm's way . In the midst of this state of fuf- ، pence , not knowing how to dispose of myself , I was • fought for by a relation of mine , who , upon ...
... fent to • school before they are capable of improvement , only to • be out of harm's way . In the midst of this state of fuf- ، pence , not knowing how to dispose of myself , I was • fought for by a relation of mine , who , upon ...
Page 45
... fent age would make it a very expensive fashion . There is no question but the beaux would foon provide them- selves with false ones of the lightest colours , and the most immoderate lengths . A fair beard , of the tapestry - fize , Sir ...
... fent age would make it a very expensive fashion . There is no question but the beaux would foon provide them- selves with false ones of the lightest colours , and the most immoderate lengths . A fair beard , of the tapestry - fize , Sir ...
Page 48
... fent this four and twenty hours fooner , if I had not had the misfortune of being in a great doubt about the orthography of the word bagnio . I con- • sulted feveral dictionaries , but found no relief ; at last 6 having recourse both to ...
... fent this four and twenty hours fooner , if I had not had the misfortune of being in a great doubt about the orthography of the word bagnio . I con- • sulted feveral dictionaries , but found no relief ; at last 6 having recourse both to ...
Page 69
... fent you fooner my further ✓ thoughts upon education . You may please to remem- • ber that in my last letter I endeavoured to give the • best reasons that could be urged in favour of a private or publick education . Upon the whole it ...
... fent you fooner my further ✓ thoughts upon education . You may please to remem- • ber that in my last letter I endeavoured to give the • best reasons that could be urged in favour of a private or publick education . Upon the whole it ...
Page 75
... fent away to their own homes with too difmal and me- lancholy thoughts about them : For who knows the confequence of this ? We are much obliged indeed to the poets for the great tenderness they exprefs for the fafety of our perfons ...
... fent away to their own homes with too difmal and me- lancholy thoughts about them : For who knows the confequence of this ? We are much obliged indeed to the poets for the great tenderness they exprefs for the fafety of our perfons ...
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