The Spectator, Volume 6J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 - English essays |
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Page 46
... tion of frequenting only thofe , fince thofe only can carry him to the Object of his Defires ; the Diffatisfac- tion he expreffes even at the greatest Swiftness with which he is carried , and his joyful Surprise at an unex- pected Sight ...
... tion of frequenting only thofe , fince thofe only can carry him to the Object of his Defires ; the Diffatisfac- tion he expreffes even at the greatest Swiftness with which he is carried , and his joyful Surprise at an unex- pected Sight ...
Page 82
... tion . For this Reason , tho ' Mens Neceffities quickly put them on finding out Speech , Writing is probably of a later Invention than Painting ; particularly we are told , that in America , when the Spaniards firft arriv'd there ...
... tion . For this Reason , tho ' Mens Neceffities quickly put them on finding out Speech , Writing is probably of a later Invention than Painting ; particularly we are told , that in America , when the Spaniards firft arriv'd there ...
Page 90
... tion of Paradife , than of Hell ; they are both , perhaps , equally perfect in their Kind , but in the one the Brim- ftone and Sulphur are not fo refreshing to the Imagina- tion , as the Beds of Flowers and the Wildernefs of Sweets in ...
... tion of Paradife , than of Hell ; they are both , perhaps , equally perfect in their Kind , but in the one the Brim- ftone and Sulphur are not fo refreshing to the Imagina- tion , as the Beds of Flowers and the Wildernefs of Sweets in ...
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