The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 17
... observe at the same view , how amiable ignorance may be when it is shewn in its fimplicities , and how detestable in barbari- ties . It is written by an honest countryman to his mistress , and came to the hands of a lady of good sense ...
... observe at the same view , how amiable ignorance may be when it is shewn in its fimplicities , and how detestable in barbari- ties . It is written by an honest countryman to his mistress , and came to the hands of a lady of good sense ...
Page 23
... observe he cannot speak , I'll give him time to recover himself , and ask him how he does . ' Dear Sir , I BEG you to print this without delay , and by the first opportunity give us the natural causes of longing in women ; or put me out ...
... observe he cannot speak , I'll give him time to recover himself , and ask him how he does . ' Dear Sir , I BEG you to print this without delay , and by the first opportunity give us the natural causes of longing in women ; or put me out ...
Page 38
... 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 were with us , and faw those two ...
... 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 were with us , and faw those two ...
Page 53
... broke into pieces the sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal forge . As the moral in this place is divine , so by the way we may observe that C3 that the bestowing on a man who is favour'd by N ° 3331 53 THE SPECTATOR .
... broke into pieces the sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal forge . As the moral in this place is divine , so by the way we may observe that C3 that the bestowing on a man who is favour'd by N ° 3331 53 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 54
... observe how Milton has kept all the horror of this image , without running into the ridicule of it . Where the might of Gabriel fought , And with fierce ensigns pierc'd the deep array Of Moloch , furious king ! who him defy'd , And at ...
... observe how Milton has kept all the horror of this image , without running into the ridicule of it . Where the might of Gabriel fought , And with fierce ensigns pierc'd the deep array Of Moloch , furious king ! who him defy'd , And at ...
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