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 confiftency with yourself , and promoted the interefts of your country in fo uniform a manner , that even thofe , who would mifrepresent your ...
... honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much confiftency with yourself , and promoted the interefts of your country in fo uniform a manner , that even thofe , who would mifrepresent your ...
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... honour • was to be hanged . · March the 10th , 1711 The following letter is of a quite contrary nature ; but I add it here , that the reader may observe at the fame view , how amiable ignorance may be when it is fhewn in its ...
... honour • was to be hanged . · March the 10th , 1711 The following letter is of a quite contrary nature ; but I add it here , that the reader may observe at the fame view , how amiable ignorance may be when it is fhewn in its ...
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... than ordinary ferioufnefs , that his heart had been long engaged to one whofe name he thought himself obliged in honour to conceal ; but that he could fhew her picture picture in the lid of his fnuff box . The 18 N ° 325 THE SPECTATOR .
... than ordinary ferioufnefs , that his heart had been long engaged to one whofe name he thought himself obliged in honour to conceal ; but that he could fhew her picture picture in the lid of his fnuff box . The 18 N ° 325 THE SPECTATOR .
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... honour to queen Elizabeth , the knight was very inquifitive into her name and family ; and after having regarded her finger for fome time , I wonder , fays he , that Sir Richard Baker has faid nothing of her in his Chronicle . We were ...
... honour to queen Elizabeth , the knight was very inquifitive into her name and family ; and after having regarded her finger for fome time , I wonder , fays 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 obferve Sir ROGER a little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not infifting upon his demand , the knight foon recovered his good humour and whispered in my ear , that if WILL WIMBLK ...
... honour would pay his forfeit . I could obferve Sir ROGER a little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not infifting upon his demand , the knight foon recovered his good humour and whispered in my ear , that if WILL WIMBLK ...
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