The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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... particular on this head , because ignorant readers , who have formed their taste upon the quaint similes and little turns of wit which are so much in vogue among modern poets , cannot relish these beauties which are of a much higher ...
... particular on this head , because ignorant readers , who have formed their taste upon the quaint similes and little turns of wit which are so much in vogue among modern poets , cannot relish these beauties which are of a much higher ...
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... particular dances of the Greeks and Romans , whether religious , warlike , or civil : and taken particular notice of that part of dancing relating to the ancient stage , in which the panto- mimes had so great a share . Nor have I been ...
... particular dances of the Greeks and Romans , whether religious , warlike , or civil : and taken particular notice of that part of dancing relating to the ancient stage , in which the panto- mimes had so great a share . Nor have I been ...
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... 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 well of your ...
... 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 well of your ...
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