The Spectator, Volume 5J. Tonson, 1729 - English essays |
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... first discovered in him , he threw the Papers into the Fire , swearing that since he was not to read them , the Man who writ them should never be • so happy as to have me read them over again . It is infignificant to tell you my Tears ...
... first discovered in him , he threw the Papers into the Fire , swearing that since he was not to read them , the Man who writ them should never be • so happy as to have me read them over again . It is infignificant to tell you my Tears ...
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... first Day I am at leisure . As for Mr. Froth ' and Veny , I did not think they took up fo much of my • Time and Thoughts , as I find they do upon my Jour- ⚫nal . The latter of them I will turn off , if you infift upon it ; and if Mr ...
... first Day I am at leisure . As for Mr. Froth ' and Veny , I did not think they took up fo much of my • Time and Thoughts , as I find they do upon my Jour- ⚫nal . The latter of them I will turn off , if you infift upon it ; and if Mr ...
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... first dif- covering bis Passion to his Mistress . The young Lady was one , it feems , who had long before conceived a favourable Opinion of him , and was still in hopes that he would fome time or other make his Advances . As he was one ...
... first dif- covering bis Passion to his Mistress . The young Lady was one , it feems , who had long before conceived a favourable Opinion of him , and was still in hopes that he would fome time or other make his Advances . As he was one ...
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... first Woman imme- • diately after her Creation ran to a Looking Glass , and became so enamoured of her own Face , that the had < never removed to view any of the other Works of • Nature , had not she been led off to a Man . If you 6 6 ...
... first Woman imme- • diately after her Creation ran to a Looking Glass , and became so enamoured of her own Face , that the had < never removed to view any of the other Works of • Nature , had not she been led off to a Man . If you 6 6 ...
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... first awak'd , and found my self repos'd Under a shade of flow'rs , much wond'ring where And what I was , whence thither brought , and how . Not distant far from thence a murmuring Sound Of Waters issu'd from a Cave , and spread Into a ...
... first awak'd , and found my self repos'd Under a shade of flow'rs , much wond'ring where And what I was , whence thither brought , and how . Not distant far from thence a murmuring Sound Of Waters issu'd from a Cave , and spread Into a ...
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