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Page 106
... , mixed with admiration , to this illustrious cha- racter . I have waited for his arrival in Holland , be- fore I would let my correspondents know that I have See N ° 269 . not been so uncurious a Spectator , as not to 106 340 . SPECTATOR .
... , mixed with admiration , to this illustrious cha- racter . I have waited for his arrival in Holland , be- fore I would let my correspondents know that I have See N ° 269 . not been so uncurious a Spectator , as not to 106 340 . SPECTATOR .
Page 107
... racter , but the innate disposition of his mind . It is apparent that he suffers the presence of much com- pany , instead of taking delight in it ; and he appear- ed in public , while with us , rather to return good . will , or satisfy ...
... racter , but the innate disposition of his mind . It is apparent that he suffers the presence of much com- pany , instead of taking delight in it ; and he appear- ed in public , while with us , rather to return good . will , or satisfy ...
Page 337
... racter of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the impertinent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty ; and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him particularly ...
... racter of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the impertinent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty ; and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him particularly ...
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