The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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Page 192
... thing to do , employ themselves in tumbling over my ware . One of these no - customers ( for by the way they seldom or never buy any thing ) calls for a set of tea - dishes , another for a basin , a third for my best green - tea , and ...
... thing to do , employ themselves in tumbling over my ware . One of these no - customers ( for by the way they seldom or never buy any thing ) calls for a set of tea - dishes , another for a basin , a third for my best green - tea , and ...
Page 251
... thing that is praiseworthy is as fre- quent among the men as the women . If I can re- member what passed at a visit last night , it will serve as an instance that the sexes are equally inclined to defamation , with equal malice and ...
... thing that is praiseworthy is as fre- quent among the men as the women . If I can re- member what passed at a visit last night , it will serve as an instance that the sexes are equally inclined to defamation , with equal malice and ...
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... thing that is candid , sim- ple , and worthy of true esteem ; and affect being yet worse than they are , by ... thing be good for any thing , I am sure sincerity is * Ingenuity seems to be here used for ingenuousness . better ; for why ...
... thing that is candid , sim- ple , and worthy of true esteem ; and affect being yet worse than they are , by ... thing be good for any thing , I am sure sincerity is * Ingenuity seems to be here used for ingenuousness . better ; for why ...
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