The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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Page 162
... tells me he believes my schooling will ruin him ; that I cost him God knows what , in books . tremble to tell him I want one . I am forced to keep my pocket - money , and lay it out for a book now and then , that he don't know of . He ...
... tells me he believes my schooling will ruin him ; that I cost him God knows what , in books . tremble to tell him I want one . I am forced to keep my pocket - money , and lay it out for a book now and then , that he don't know of . He ...
Page 164
... tells us that this Zoilus had a very long beard that hung down upon his breast , but no hair upon his head , which he always kept close shaved , re- garding , it seems , the hairs of his head as so many suckers , which if they had been ...
... tells us that this Zoilus had a very long beard that hung down upon his breast , but no hair upon his head , which he always kept close shaved , re- garding , it seems , the hairs of his head as so many suckers , which if they had been ...
Page 177
... tells us , that Pluto himself , whose habitation was in the very centre of the earth , was so affrighted at the shock , that he leapt from his throne . Homer afterwards describes Vul- can as pouring down a storm of fire upon the river ...
... tells us , that Pluto himself , whose habitation was in the very centre of the earth , was so affrighted at the shock , that he leapt from his throne . Homer afterwards describes Vul- can as pouring down a storm of fire upon the river ...
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