The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your country in so uniform manner , that even those , who would mifrepresent your , generous ...
... honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your country in so uniform manner , that even those , who would mifrepresent your , generous ...
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... honour was to be hanged . 6 ، March the 10th , 17 I am , SIR , Your most humble fervant , Philanthropos . The following letter is of a quite contrary nature ; but I add it here , that the reader may observe at the same view , how ...
... honour was to be hanged . 6 ، March the 10th , 17 I am , SIR , Your most humble fervant , Philanthropos . The following letter is of a quite contrary nature ; but I add it here , that the reader may observe at the same view , how ...
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... seriousness , that his heart had been long engaged to one whose name he thought himself ob- liged in honour to conceal ; but that he could shew her picture ১ picture in the lid of his snuff box . The 18 N ° 325 THE SPECTATOR .
... seriousness , that his heart had been long engaged to one whose name he thought himself ob- liged in honour to conceal ; but that he could shew her picture ১ picture in the lid of his snuff box . The 18 N ° 325 THE SPECTATOR .
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... honour to queen Eli- zabeth , the knight was very inquifitive into her name and family ; and after having regarded her finger for some time , I wonder , says he , that Sir Richard Baker has faid nothing of her in his Chronicle . We were ...
... honour to queen Eli- zabeth , the knight was very inquifitive into her name and family ; and after having regarded her finger for some time , I wonder , says he , that Sir Richard Baker has faid nothing of her in his Chronicle . We were ...
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... honour would pay his forfeit . I could observe Sir ROGERA little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not infifting upon his de- mand , the knight soon recovered his good humour and whispered in my ear , that if WILL WIMBLE ...
... honour would pay his forfeit . I could observe Sir ROGERA little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not infifting upon his de- mand , the knight soon recovered his good humour and whispered in my ear , that if WILL WIMBLE ...
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