The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 - English essays |
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Page 82
... fhould give an Account of himself as one fent four or five Miles in a Morning on Foot for Eggs . It is not to be ... fhould be tried by this Rule , and an Audience fhould rise against such a Scene , as throws down the Reputation of any ...
... fhould give an Account of himself as one fent four or five Miles in a Morning on Foot for Eggs . It is not to be ... fhould be tried by this Rule , and an Audience fhould rise against such a Scene , as throws down the Reputation of any ...
Page 159
... fhould be an imitable Character . The generous Affection to the Memory of her deceafed Huf- band , that tender Care for her Son , which is ever heightned with the Confideration of his Father , and thefe Regards preferved in spite of ...
... fhould be an imitable Character . The generous Affection to the Memory of her deceafed Huf- band , that tender Care for her Son , which is ever heightned with the Confideration of his Father , and thefe Regards preferved in spite of ...
Page 271
... fhould abound in Circumftances that are both cre- dible and aftonishing ; or as the French Criticks choofe to phrase it , the Fable fhould be filled with the Probable and the Marvellous . This Rule is as fine and just as any in ...
... fhould abound in Circumftances that are both cre- dible and aftonishing ; or as the French Criticks choofe to phrase it , the Fable fhould be filled with the Probable and the Marvellous . This Rule is as fine and just as any in ...
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