The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 - English essays |
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Page 11
... Light of the Understanding , almost be- ' night the Faculties , and give that melancholy Tincture to the most fanguine Complexion , which this Gentle- man calls an Inclination to be in a Brown - study , and is ufually attended with ...
... Light of the Understanding , almost be- ' night the Faculties , and give that melancholy Tincture to the most fanguine Complexion , which this Gentle- man calls an Inclination to be in a Brown - study , and is ufually attended with ...
Page 56
... Light of a Taper , or by the Light of the Sun. IT is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquire- ment of fuch a Tafte as that I am here fpeaking of . The Faculty muft in fome degree be born with us , and it very often happens ...
... Light of a Taper , or by the Light of the Sun. IT is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquire- ment of fuch a Tafte as that I am here fpeaking of . The Faculty muft in fome degree be born with us , and it very often happens ...
Page 72
... Light and Shade vanish ? In fhort , our Souls are at prefent delightfully loft and bewildered in a pleafing Delufion , and we walk about like the inchanted Hero in a Romance , who fees beautiful Castles , Woods and Meadows ; and at the ...
... Light and Shade vanish ? In fhort , our Souls are at prefent delightfully loft and bewildered in a pleafing Delufion , and we walk about like the inchanted Hero in a Romance , who fees beautiful Castles , Woods and Meadows ; and at the ...
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