The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 26
... Rise up , my love , my fair one , and come away ; for lo the winter is past , the rain is over and gone , the flowers appear on the earth , the time of the finging of birds is come , and the voice of the turtle is beard in our land ...
... Rise up , my love , my fair one , and come away ; for lo the winter is past , the rain is over and gone , the flowers appear on the earth , the time of the finging of birds is come , and the voice of the turtle is beard in our land ...
Page 48
... rise by seven , and pass the beginning of each day in devotion , and looking into ⚫ those affairs that fall within the occurrences of a re- tired life ; in the afternoon we sometimes enjoy the company of some friend or neighbour , or ...
... rise by seven , and pass the beginning of each day in devotion , and looking into ⚫ those affairs that fall within the occurrences of a re- tired life ; in the afternoon we sometimes enjoy the company of some friend or neighbour , or ...
Page 60
... rise from beginnings so mean and unpromising , that it is very wonderful to think that ever such furprizing structures • should have been raised upon such ordinary foundati- ons . But what cannot a great genius effect ? Who would have ...
... rise from beginnings so mean and unpromising , that it is very wonderful to think that ever such furprizing structures • should have been raised upon such ordinary foundati- ons . But what cannot a great genius effect ? Who would have ...
Page 65
... rise up in a rage , And swear , all shame is lost in George's age ! You'd think no fools disgrac'd the former reign , 17 Did not some grave examples yet remain , Who scorn a lad should teach his father skill , And , having once been ...
... rise up in a rage , And swear , all shame is lost in George's age ! You'd think no fools disgrac'd the former reign , 17 Did not some grave examples yet remain , Who scorn a lad should teach his father skill , And , having once been ...
Page 78
... rise up to the fame Majesty , where this subject is touched upon . Milton has shewn his judgment very remarkably , in mak- ing use of fuch of these as were proper for his poem , and in duly qualifying those high strains of Eastern ...
... rise up to the fame Majesty , where this subject is touched upon . Milton has shewn his judgment very remarkably , in mak- ing use of fuch of these as were proper for his poem , and in duly qualifying those high strains of Eastern ...
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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