The Spectator, Volume 5Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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Page 74
... fhould not be thought enough to make them barely understand fo many Greek or Latin fentences , but they fhould be afked their opinion of fuch an ac- tion or faying , and obliged to give their reasons why they take it to be good or bad ...
... fhould not be thought enough to make them barely understand fo many Greek or Latin fentences , but they fhould be afked their opinion of fuch an ac- tion or faying , and obliged to give their reasons why they take it to be good or bad ...
Page 117
... fhould not a man take care to fecure an ability to do things praife - worthy as long as he lives ? Or could there be a more cruel piece of raillery upon a man who fhould have reduced his fortune below the capacity of acting according to ...
... fhould not a man take care to fecure an ability to do things praife - worthy as long as he lives ? Or could there be a more cruel piece of raillery upon a man who fhould have reduced his fortune below the capacity of acting according to ...
Page 280
... fhould I overlook fome excellent pieces lately come out . My Lord Bishop of St. Afaph has juft now published fome ... fhould think it a little odd if the author of the Poft - Boy fhould with impunity call men republicans for a gladnefs ...
... fhould I overlook fome excellent pieces lately come out . My Lord Bishop of St. Afaph has juft now published fome ... fhould think it a little odd if the author of the Poft - Boy fhould with impunity call men republicans for a gladnefs ...
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