The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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... agreeable creature in her present adversity . The endeavour to please is highly promoted by a consciousness that the approbation of the person you would be agreeable to , is a favour you do not deserve ; for in this case assurance of ...
... agreeable creature in her present adversity . The endeavour to please is highly promoted by a consciousness that the approbation of the person you would be agreeable to , is a favour you do not deserve ; for in this case assurance of ...
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... agreeable as he who sits by him with- out any of those advantages . When we read , we do it without any exerted act of memory that presents the shape of the letters ; but habit makes us do it mechanically , without staying , like ...
... agreeable as he who sits by him with- out any of those advantages . When we read , we do it without any exerted act of memory that presents the shape of the letters ; but habit makes us do it mechanically , without staying , like ...
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... agreeable , or surprising . I believe very many readers have been shocked at that ludicrous prophecy which one of the harpies pro- nounces to the Trojans in the third book ; namely , that before they had built their intended city they ...
... agreeable , or surprising . I believe very many readers have been shocked at that ludicrous prophecy which one of the harpies pro- nounces to the Trojans in the third book ; namely , that before they had built their intended city they ...
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action Adam Adam and Eve Æneas Æneid agreeable angels appear bagnio beards beautiful behaviour behold character circumstances creation creature dæmon dancing death described desire discourse earth entertainment epilogue fable father favour fortune genius gentleman give grace happy head hear heaven Homer honour humble servant humour Iliad imagination kind lady learning letter live look madam mankind manner MARCH MARCH 17 Margaret Clark master Milton mind Mohocks nature never night noble obliged observed occasion Ovid paper Paradise Paradise Lost particular passage passion Paul Lorrain person pleased pleasure poem poet Pyrrhus quæ racter reader reason sentiments Sir Richard Baker Sir Roger soon speak SPECTATOR speech spirit sublime take notice tells thee thing thou thought tion told town Turnus VIRG Virgil virtue wherein whole woman writ yard land young