The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 48
... are ambitious of characters which we think more lau- dable , that of being very good wives . If any of your • correfpondents inquire for a spouse for an honest coun- 6 6 try gentleman , whose estate is not dipped , 48 , THE SPECTATOR .
... are ambitious of characters which we think more lau- dable , that of being very good wives . If any of your • correfpondents inquire for a spouse for an honest coun- 6 6 try gentleman , whose estate is not dipped , 48 , THE SPECTATOR .
Page 55
... whose habitation was in the very centre of the earth , was fo affrighted at the shock , that he leapt from his throne . Homer afterwards describes Vulcan as pouring down a storm of fire upon the river Xanthus , and Minerva as throwing a ...
... whose habitation was in the very centre of the earth , was fo affrighted at the shock , that he leapt from his throne . Homer afterwards describes Vulcan as pouring down a storm of fire upon the river Xanthus , and Minerva as throwing a ...
Page 84
... Whose gallant mien bespeaks him train'd to war ! I Take it to be the highest instance of a noble mind , to bear great qualities without difcovering in a man's behaviour any consciousness that he is fuperior to the rest of the world . Or ...
... Whose gallant mien bespeaks him train'd to war ! I Take it to be the highest instance of a noble mind , to bear great qualities without difcovering in a man's behaviour any consciousness that he is fuperior to the rest of the world . Or ...
Page 161
... whose mirth consists only in doing things which do not become them , with a secret consciousness that all the world know they know better : To this is always added something mifchievous to themselves or others . I have heard of fome ...
... whose mirth consists only in doing things which do not become them , with a secret consciousness that all the world know they know better : To this is always added something mifchievous to themselves or others . I have heard of fome ...
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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