The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 3
... use their utmost industry and in- vention to derogate from it . But it is for your honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your ...
... use their utmost industry and in- vention to derogate from it . But it is for your honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much consistency with yourself , and promoted the interests of your ...
Page 19
... use of the fea for his looking glass , and could ne- ver dress himself to advantage but in a calm . My friend WILL , to shew us the whole compass of his learning upon this subject , further informed us that there were still several ...
... use of the fea for his looking glass , and could ne- ver dress himself to advantage but in a calm . My friend WILL , to shew us the whole compass of his learning upon this subject , further informed us that there were still several ...
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... use for them , return again after the fame manner . Scaliger has rallied Homer very feverely upon this point , as M. Dacier has endeavoured to defend it . I will not pretend to determine , whether , in this particular of Homer , the ...
... use for them , return again after the fame manner . Scaliger has rallied Homer very feverely upon this point , as M. Dacier has endeavoured to defend it . I will not pretend to determine , whether , in this particular of Homer , the ...
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... use of . The revolt in heaven is described with great force of imagination and a fine variety of circumstances . The learned reader cannot but be pleased with the poet's imitation of Homer in the last of the following lines .. At length ...
... use of . The revolt in heaven is described with great force of imagination and a fine variety of circumstances . The learned reader cannot but be pleased with the poet's imitation of Homer in the last of the following lines .. At length ...
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... use , as mantuas , peticoats , stomachers , hand- • kerchiefs , purses , pin - cushions , and working aprons , • she keeps four French proteftants continually employ'd • in making divers pieces of fuperfluous furniture , as quilts ...
... use , as mantuas , peticoats , stomachers , hand- • kerchiefs , purses , pin - cushions , and working aprons , • she keeps four French proteftants continually employ'd • in making divers pieces of fuperfluous furniture , as quilts ...
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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