The Spectator, Volume 5Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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Page 89
... affected to confound this with inferior productions of its wor- thy author , and fubjected them all promifcuously to the unmerciful lafh of his indifcriminating and licentious ridicule . When men have done laughing , and wifely lay ...
... affected to confound this with inferior productions of its wor- thy author , and fubjected them all promifcuously to the unmerciful lafh of his indifcriminating and licentious ridicule . When men have done laughing , and wifely lay ...
Page 251
... affected with it , that he bought her , and has taken her in partner , only alter- ing their hours of duty from night to day . The town has come into it , and they live very comfortably . This is the matter of fact . Now defire you ...
... affected with it , that he bought her , and has taken her in partner , only alter- ing their hours of duty from night to day . The town has come into it , and they live very comfortably . This is the matter of fact . Now defire you ...
Page 262
... affected fuch an ob fcurity in their style and manner of writing , that though every one may read their works , there will be but very few who can comprehend their meaning . Perfius , the Latin fatirift , affected obscurity for another ...
... affected fuch an ob fcurity in their style and manner of writing , that though every one may read their works , there will be but very few who can comprehend their meaning . Perfius , the Latin fatirift , affected obscurity for another ...
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