The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 8
... passed my time in a refigned expectation of bet- ter days . Be pleased to take notice , that within four 6 ، ، 6 6 4 • months after i left my husband I was delivered of a • daughte ، 6 ، daughter , who died within few hours 8 N ° 322 ...
... passed my time in a refigned expectation of bet- ter days . Be pleased to take notice , that within four 6 ، ، 6 6 4 • months after i left my husband I was delivered of a • daughte ، 6 ، daughter , who died within few hours 8 N ° 322 ...
Page 9
... passed for a widow , wondered I could be • so shy and strange , as they called it , to the squire ; and were bribed by him to admit him whenever he thought fit . I happened to be fitting in a little parlour which • belonged to my own ...
... passed for a widow , wondered I could be • so shy and strange , as they called it , to the squire ; and were bribed by him to admit him whenever he thought fit . I happened to be fitting in a little parlour which • belonged to my own ...
Page 60
... passing by a smith's shop , found that the founds proceeding from the hammers , were either more grave or acute , according to the different weights • of the hammers . The philosopher , to improve this • hint , suspends different ...
... passing by a smith's shop , found that the founds proceeding from the hammers , were either more grave or acute , according to the different weights • of the hammers . The philosopher , to improve this • hint , suspends different ...
Page 78
... passed within the regions of na- ture before the creation , is very great and folemn . The following lines , in which he tells him , that the day is not too far spent for him to enter upon such a subject , are exquifite in their kind ...
... passed within the regions of na- ture before the creation , is very great and folemn . The following lines , in which he tells him , that the day is not too far spent for him to enter upon such a subject , are exquifite in their kind ...
Page 106
... passing in review before him is very beautiful and lively . Each bird and beast behold Approaching two and two , these cowring low With blandishment ; each bird stoop'd on bis wing . I nam'd them as they pass'd Adam , in the next place ...
... passing in review before him is very beautiful and lively . Each bird and beast behold Approaching two and two , these cowring low With blandishment ; each bird stoop'd on bis wing . I nam'd them as they pass'd Adam , in the next place ...
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Adam Æneid agreeable alſo angels anſwer appear beautiful becauſe behaviour beſt buſineſs cauſe character chearfulness confider confideration converſation defire deſcribed deſcription deſign diſcourſe endeavour eſteem eyes faid fame fays feveral fince firſt parents fome foon fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n Homer honour houſe humble fervant imagination inſtances itſelf juſt lady laſt leſs live look mankind manner maſter Menippus Milton mind miſtreſs Mohocks moſt myſelf nature neſs never night obſerve occafion Ovid paffion particular paſſage paſſed paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet preſent raiſe reader reaſon repreſented reſpect riſe ſame ſays ſcene ſchool ſecond ſeems ſenſe ſentiments ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould Sir ROGER ſome ſpeak SPECTATOR ſpeculation ſpeech ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſubject ſuch ſurpriſe tell thee theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion uſe verſe Virg virtue whole whoſe