The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 12
... Loft five guineas at crimp . Twelve o'clock at night . Went to bed . FRIDAY . Eight in the morning . A - bed . Read over all Mr. Froth's letters . Cupid and Veny . Ten o'clock . Stay'd within all day , not at home . From ten to twelve ...
... Loft five guineas at crimp . Twelve o'clock at night . Went to bed . FRIDAY . Eight in the morning . A - bed . Read over all Mr. Froth's letters . Cupid and Veny . Ten o'clock . Stay'd within all day , not at home . From ten to twelve ...
Page 30
... Loft from the beginning of Raphael's speech in this book , as he fuppofes the action of the Eneid to begin in the fecond book of that I could alledge many poem . reafons for my drawing the action of the Eneid rather from its immediate ...
... Loft from the beginning of Raphael's speech in this book , as he fuppofes the action of the Eneid to begin in the fecond book of that I could alledge many poem . reafons for my drawing the action of the Eneid rather from its immediate ...
Page 40
... loft my father ; and an eftate of zool . a year came into my poffeffion , with- ⚫ out friend or guardian to inftruct me in the manage- ⚫ment or enjoyment of it The natural confequence of this was , ( though I wanted no director , and ...
... loft my father ; and an eftate of zool . a year came into my poffeffion , with- ⚫ out friend or guardian to inftruct me in the manage- ⚫ment or enjoyment of it The natural confequence of this was , ( though I wanted no director , and ...
Page 41
... loft , out of inadverten- cy in perfons capable of performing them , if they were put in mind of it . If a gentleman of figure in a coun- C try would make his family a pattern of fobriety , good fenfe , and breeding , and would kindly ...
... loft , out of inadverten- cy in perfons capable of performing them , if they were put in mind of it . If a gentleman of figure in a coun- C try would make his family a pattern of fobriety , good fenfe , and breeding , and would kindly ...
Page 49
... Loft , in which the poet defcribes the bat- tle of angels ; having raifed his readers ex- pectation , and prepared him for it by feveral paffages in the preceding books . I omitted quoting thefe paffages in my obfervations on the former ...
... Loft , in which the poet defcribes the bat- tle of angels ; having raifed his readers ex- pectation , and prepared him for it by feveral paffages in the preceding books . I omitted quoting thefe paffages in my obfervations on the former ...
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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 ftand ftill fubject fublime fuch fure give heav'n hiftory himſelf honour houfe houſe humble fervant imagination inftances itſelf juft Jupiter lady laft laſt lefs live loft look mafter mankind manner Menippus Milton mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never night obferved occafion Ovid paffage paffed paffion Paradife particular perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poem poet prefent raiſed reader reafon reft reprefented rife ſhe Sir ROGER SPECTATOR tell thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion uſe Virg virtue Wedneſday whofe whole