The Spectator, Volume 5Originally published in 1965 and now reissued, this masterly edition of The Spectator was the first to provide an authoritative text, based on a complete collation of the original sheets, and the first to establish the authorship of the contributions to the journal. An extensive introduction and commentary throw new light on problems of publication and enable the reader to enjoy these essays against the background of their own times. A full analytic index is included. |
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Page 68
... hath the Reputation of a Man of good Sense , and is one of those People that your Sex are apt to Value . My Spark is ... hath as much Wit as my self , slights my Lap - dog , and hath the Insolence to contradict me when he thinks I ...
... hath the Reputation of a Man of good Sense , and is one of those People that your Sex are apt to Value . My Spark is ... hath as much Wit as my self , slights my Lap - dog , and hath the Insolence to contradict me when he thinks I ...
Page 99
... hath comfortably disposed of her self ? " Sophronia , who seems by her Phrase and Spelling to be a Person of Condition , sets forth , That whereas she hath a great Estate , and is but a Woman , she desires to be informed , whether she ...
... hath comfortably disposed of her self ? " Sophronia , who seems by her Phrase and Spelling to be a Person of Condition , sets forth , That whereas she hath a great Estate , and is but a Woman , she desires to be informed , whether she ...
Page 151
... hath had six Duels and four and twenty Boxing - Matches in Defence of His Majesty's Title ; and that he received such a Blow upon the Head at a Bonfire in Stratford upon Avon , as he hath been never the better for from that Day to this ...
... hath had six Duels and four and twenty Boxing - Matches in Defence of His Majesty's Title ; and that he received such a Blow upon the Head at a Bonfire in Stratford upon Avon , as he hath been never the better for from that Day to this ...
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