The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... told with fuch fimplicity , and there are fo many artlefs touches of diftrefs in it , that I fear it comes too much from the heart . Mr. SPECTATOR , Som SOME years ago it happened that I lived in the fame houfe with a young gentleman of ...
... told with fuch fimplicity , and there are fo many artlefs touches of diftrefs in it , that I fear it comes too much from the heart . Mr. SPECTATOR , Som SOME years ago it happened that I lived in the fame houfe with a young gentleman of ...
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... told them with a more than ordinary ferioufnefs , that his heart had been long engaged to one whofe name he thought himself obliged in honour to conceal ; but that he could fhew her picture picture in the lid of his fnuff box . The 18 N ...
... told them with a more than ordinary ferioufnefs , that his heart had been long engaged to one whofe name he thought himself obliged in honour to conceal ; but that he could fhew her picture picture in the lid of his fnuff box . The 18 N ...
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... told me she had been vifiting a relation , • whose hufband had made her a prefent of a chariot , ⚫ and a stately pair of horses ; and that he was pofiyou " ⚫tive Mary Comfit . • If I obferve he cannot fpeak , I'll give him time to ...
... told me she had been vifiting a relation , • whose hufband had made her a prefent of a chariot , ⚫ and a stately pair of horses ; and that he was pofiyou " ⚫tive Mary Comfit . • If I obferve he cannot fpeak , I'll give him time to ...
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... told in the foregoing book how the evil , fpirit practifed upon Eve as the lay asleep , in order to infpire her with thoughts of vanity , pride , and ambition . The author , who fhews a won derful art throughout his whole poem , in ...
... told in the foregoing book how the evil , fpirit practifed upon Eve as the lay asleep , in order to infpire her with thoughts of vanity , pride , and ambition . The author , who fhews a won derful art throughout his whole poem , in ...
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... told , the Devil endeavoured to inftil into her . Of this kind is that part of it where the fancies herself awaken'd by Adam in the following beautiful lines . Why Sleep'st thou Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent ...
... told , the Devil endeavoured to inftil into her . Of this kind is that part of it where the fancies herself awaken'd by Adam in the following beautiful lines . Why Sleep'st thou Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent ...
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Adam Æneid affurance alfo angels arife bagnio beautiful becauſe behaviour character chearful chearfulneſs circumftances confequence confider confideration converfation defcribed defcription defign defire difcourfe dreffed faid fame fatire fays fecond fecret feems felf felves fenfe fent fentiments feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething foon fpeak fpirit ftill fubject fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n hiftory himſelf honeft honour houſe humble fervant imagination inftances itſelf juft Jupiter lady laft laſt lefs loft look mafter mankind manner Menippus Milton mind modeft moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never night obferved occafion Ovid paffage paffed paffion Paradife perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poem poet prefent raiſe reader reafon reft reprefented rife ſhall ſhe Sir ROGER ſpeak SPECTATOR tell thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion uſe Virg virtue whofe whole worfe