The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].J. and R. Tonson in the Strand., 1744 |
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Page 42
... proper for Divine Songs and Anthems . THERE is a certain Coldness and Indifference in the Phrafes of our European Languages , when they are com- pared with the Oriental Forms of Speech ; and it hap pens very luckily , that the Hebrew ...
... proper for Divine Songs and Anthems . THERE is a certain Coldness and Indifference in the Phrafes of our European Languages , when they are com- pared with the Oriental Forms of Speech ; and it hap pens very luckily , that the Hebrew ...
Page 92
... proper ei- ther for Oaks or Myrtles , and adapts it felf to the Products of every Climate . Oranges may grow wild in it ; Myrrh may be met with in every Hedge , and if he thinks it proper to have a Grove of Spices , he can quickly com ...
... proper ei- ther for Oaks or Myrtles , and adapts it felf to the Products of every Climate . Oranges may grow wild in it ; Myrrh may be met with in every Hedge , and if he thinks it proper to have a Grove of Spices , he can quickly com ...
Page 158
... proper Amarillis on thefe Occafions . It would have ran better in the Chal- lenge , I James Miller , Serjeant , who have travelled Parts abroad , and came laft from the Frontiers of Portu- gal , for the Love of Elizabeth Prefton , do ...
... proper Amarillis on thefe Occafions . It would have ran better in the Chal- lenge , I James Miller , Serjeant , who have travelled Parts abroad , and came laft from the Frontiers of Portu- gal , for the Love of Elizabeth Prefton , do ...
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