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... tion of old Men - Impertinence of shopping .... ........ 337 Letter on Education ...... 338 Letter complaining of a merry Pro- logue to a deep Tragedy ...... 339 Criticism on Paradise Lost ....... STEELE BUDGELL STEELE ADDISON 340 ...
... tion of old Men - Impertinence of shopping .... ........ 337 Letter on Education ...... 338 Letter complaining of a merry Pro- logue to a deep Tragedy ...... 339 Criticism on Paradise Lost ....... STEELE BUDGELL STEELE ADDISON 340 ...
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... tion , " Whether the education at a public school , or under a private tutor , is to be preferred ? " ' As some of the greatest men in most ages have been of very different opinions in this matter , I shall give a short account of what ...
... tion , " Whether the education at a public school , or under a private tutor , is to be preferred ? " ' As some of the greatest men in most ages have been of very different opinions in this matter , I shall give a short account of what ...
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... tion , confesses , that there are inconveniences to be feared on both sides : " If , " says he , " I keep my son at home , he is in danger of becoming my young master ; if I send him abroad , it is scarce possible to keep him from the ...
... tion , confesses , that there are inconveniences to be feared on both sides : " If , " says he , " I keep my son at home , he is in danger of becoming my young master ; if I send him abroad , it is scarce possible to keep him from the ...
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... tion , are like to improve upon the vices that are now in vogue . I who know the dignity of your post as Spec- tator , and the authority a skilful eye ought to bear in the female world , could not forbear consulting you , and beg your ...
... tion , are like to improve upon the vices that are now in vogue . I who know the dignity of your post as Spec- tator , and the authority a skilful eye ought to bear in the female world , could not forbear consulting you , and beg your ...
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... tion with something astonishingly great and wild . I have before spoken of the Limbo of Vanity , which the poet places upon this outermost surface of the universe , and shall here explain myself more at large on that , and other parts ...
... tion with something astonishingly great and wild . I have before spoken of the Limbo of Vanity , which the poet places upon this outermost surface of the universe , and shall here explain myself more at large on that , and other parts ...
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