The Spectator, Volume 5J. Tonson, 1729 - English essays |
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Page 65
... Senfe , I think myself obliged to suggest to your Confideration whatever may pro-- mote or prejudice them . There is an Evil which has pre- vailed from Generation to Generation , which grey ' Hairs and tyrannical Custom continue to ...
... Senfe , I think myself obliged to suggest to your Confideration whatever may pro-- mote or prejudice them . There is an Evil which has pre- vailed from Generation to Generation , which grey ' Hairs and tyrannical Custom continue to ...
Page 66
... Senfe , * and we hope that hoary Heads will raise us above the At- tacks of Contradiction . Now , Sir , as you would enliven our Activity in the pursuit of Learning , take our Cafe in- to Confideration ; and , with a Glofs on brave ...
... Senfe , * and we hope that hoary Heads will raise us above the At- tacks of Contradiction . Now , Sir , as you would enliven our Activity in the pursuit of Learning , take our Cafe in- to Confideration ; and , with a Glofs on brave ...
Page 83
... Senfe that it is valuable only according to the Application of it , makes that Superiority amiable , which would otherwise be invi- dious . In this Light it is confidered as a Thing in which every Man bears a share : It annexes the ...
... Senfe that it is valuable only according to the Application of it , makes that Superiority amiable , which would otherwise be invi- dious . In this Light it is confidered as a Thing in which every Man bears a share : It annexes the ...
Page 91
... Senfe could fhew Pride or Vanity with an Excuse , and there- fore adorned her with rich Habits and valuable Jewels , He did not however omit to admonish her that he did his very utmost in this ; that it was an Oftentation he could not ...
... Senfe could fhew Pride or Vanity with an Excuse , and there- fore adorned her with rich Habits and valuable Jewels , He did not however omit to admonish her that he did his very utmost in this ; that it was an Oftentation he could not ...
Page 105
... Senfe .. Thus have I told thee all my State , and brought My Story to the sum of earthly Bliss , Which I enjoy ; and must confess to find In all things elfe Delight indeed , but fuch As us'd or not , works in the Mind no Change Nor ...
... Senfe .. Thus have I told thee all my State , and brought My Story to the sum of earthly Bliss , Which I enjoy ; and must confess to find In all things elfe Delight indeed , but fuch As us'd or not , works in the Mind no Change Nor ...
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