The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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Page 16
... late years have , on the contrary , rendered it either the pity or contempt of its neigh- bours . The cardinal erected that famous Academy which has carried all the parts of polite learning to the greatest height . His chief design in ...
... late years have , on the contrary , rendered it either the pity or contempt of its neigh- bours . The cardinal erected that famous Academy which has carried all the parts of polite learning to the greatest height . His chief design in ...
Page 62
... late years rectified , so that we have at present not only ingenious men for the chief masters , but such as have proper ushers and assistants under them . I must nevertheless own , that for want of the same encouragement in the country ...
... late years rectified , so that we have at present not only ingenious men for the chief masters , but such as have proper ushers and assistants under them . I must nevertheless own , that for want of the same encouragement in the country ...
Page 320
... late in that particular ? It was a cus- tom among the old Romans , to do him particular honours who had saved the life of a citizen . much more does the world owe to those who pre- vent the death of multitudes ! As these men deserve ...
... late in that particular ? It was a cus- tom among the old Romans , to do him particular honours who had saved the life of a citizen . much more does the world owe to those who pre- vent the death of multitudes ! As these men deserve ...
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