The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... that the intention of my last Tuesday's paper has been mistaken by many of my rea- ders . I did not defign so much to expose vice as idle- nefs , ness , and aimed at those persons who pass away 10 No 323 THE SPECTATOR .
... that the intention of my last Tuesday's paper has been mistaken by many of my rea- ders . I did not defign so much to expose vice as idle- nefs , ness , and aimed at those persons who pass away 10 No 323 THE SPECTATOR .
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ness , and aimed at those persons who pass away their time rather in trifle and impertinence , than in crimes and immoralities . Offences of this latter kind are not to be dallied with , or treated in so ludicrous a manner . In short ...
ness , and aimed at those persons who pass away their time rather in trifle and impertinence , than in crimes and immoralities . Offences of this latter kind are not to be dallied with , or treated in so ludicrous a manner . In short ...
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... person , fhe would not reveal her name . Upon carrying it to the window , she was very agreeably surprised to find there was nothing within the lid but a little looking - glass , in which after the had viewed her own face with more ...
... person , fhe would not reveal her name . Upon carrying it to the window , she was very agreeably surprised to find there was nothing within the lid but a little looking - glass , in which after the had viewed her own face with more ...
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... persons and things , which he tells us in the language of the Gods are called by different names from those they go by in the language of men . Milton hasimitated him with his usual judgmentin this particular place , wherein he has ...
... persons and things , which he tells us in the language of the Gods are called by different names from those they go by in the language of men . Milton hasimitated him with his usual judgmentin this particular place , wherein he has ...
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... persons capable of performing them , if they were put in mind of it . If a gentleman of figure in a coun- try would make his family a pattern of fobriety , good sense , and breeding , and would kindly endeavour to ' influence the ...
... persons capable of performing them , if they were put in mind of it . If a gentleman of figure in a coun- try would make his family a pattern of fobriety , good sense , and breeding , and would kindly endeavour to ' influence the ...
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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