The British Essayists: The SpectatorLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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... Callisthenes , Acetuf , and Minutius ..... 423. Advice to Gloriana respecting the studied Ad- dresses of Strephon and Damon .... 424. On Good - Humour - The Country Infirmary ...... STEELE . NO . 425. Beauties of the Evening ...
... Callisthenes , Acetuf , and Minutius ..... 423. Advice to Gloriana respecting the studied Ad- dresses of Strephon and Damon .... 424. On Good - Humour - The Country Infirmary ...... STEELE . NO . 425. Beauties of the Evening ...
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... Callisthenes has great wit , accompanied with that quality without which a man can have no wit at all -a sound judgment . This gentleman rallies the best of any man I know ; for he forms his ridicule upon a circumstance which you are in ...
... Callisthenes has great wit , accompanied with that quality without which a man can have no wit at all -a sound judgment . This gentleman rallies the best of any man I know ; for he forms his ridicule upon a circumstance which you are in ...
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... Callisthenes will make a man run into impertinent relations to his own ad- vantage , and express the satisfaction he has in his own dear self , till he is very ridiculous ; but in this case the man is made a fool by his own consent ...
... Callisthenes will make a man run into impertinent relations to his own ad- vantage , and express the satisfaction he has in his own dear self , till he is very ridiculous ; but in this case the man is made a fool by his own consent ...
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acquaint admired Æneid affected agreeable Ann Boleyn appear attended beautiful behold called Callisthenes Cicero colours consider conversation creature Cynthio delight desire discourse endeavour entertainment excellent eyes fancy favour fortune gentleman give Gloriana grace hand happiness heart Hesiod honour humble servant humour ideas Iliad imagination infirmary James Miller July 14 Jupiter kind lady letter live look lover mankind manner Menippus mind modesty morality nature never objects observed occasion OVID paper particular pass passions Penthesilea Pentheus perfection persons pitch the bar pleasant pleased pleasure Plutarch Plutus poet poetry present proper reader reason received reflection satisfaction scenes secret Sempronia sense sight Sir Robert Viner soul SPECTATOR Stint's taste thing thought tion town VIRG Virgil virtue whole woman women words writing young