The Spectator, Volume 6Alexander Chalmers E. Sargeant, M. & W. Ward, Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston, 1810 - English essays |
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... spirit , and impudence the affectation of it . He that writes with judgment , and never rises into improper warmths , manifests the true force of genius ; in like manner , he who is quiet and equal in his behaviour , is supported in ...
... spirit , and impudence the affectation of it . He that writes with judgment , and never rises into improper warmths , manifests the true force of genius ; in like manner , he who is quiet and equal in his behaviour , is supported in ...
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... spirit attends ) Hovering and blazing with delusive light , Misleads th ' amaz'd night wanderer from his way To bogs and mires , and oft through pond or pool , There swallow'd up and lost , from succour far . ' The secret intoxication ...
... spirit attends ) Hovering and blazing with delusive light , Misleads th ' amaz'd night wanderer from his way To bogs and mires , and oft through pond or pool , There swallow'd up and lost , from succour far . ' The secret intoxication ...
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... spirit entertained the father of mankind before the fall . His person , his port , and behaviour , are suitable to a spirit of the highest rank , and exquisitely described in the following passage : --Th ' archangel soon drew nigh , Not ...
... spirit entertained the father of mankind before the fall . His person , his port , and behaviour , are suitable to a spirit of the highest rank , and exquisitely described in the following passage : --Th ' archangel soon drew nigh , Not ...
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