The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your country in so uniform manner , that even those , who would mifrepresent your , generous designs for ...
... those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your country in so uniform manner , that even those , who would mifrepresent your , generous designs for ...
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... find 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 .
... find 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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... knock'd down , others stabb'd , others cut and carbonado'd . To put the watch to a total rout , and mortify some of those inoffenfive militia , is • reckon'd 4 ، ، • reckon'd a Coup d'eclat . The particular N ° 324 THE SPECTATOR . 15.
... knock'd down , others stabb'd , others cut and carbonado'd . To put the watch to a total rout , and mortify some of those inoffenfive militia , is • reckon'd 4 ، ، • reckon'd a Coup d'eclat . The particular N ° 324 THE SPECTATOR . 15.
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... those languages , that people generally talked of feeing themselves in wells , fountains , lakes , and rivers : Nay , fays he , I remember Mr. Dryden in his Ovid tells us of a swinging fellow called Polypheme , that made use of the fea ...
... those languages , that people generally talked of feeing themselves in wells , fountains , lakes , and rivers : Nay , fays he , I remember Mr. Dryden in his Ovid tells us of a swinging fellow called Polypheme , that made use of the fea ...
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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