The Spectator ...Angier March, 1803 |
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Page 47
... honour would pay his forfeit . I could observe Sir Roger a little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not insisting upon his demand , the knight soon reco- vered his good humour , and whispered in my ear , that if Will ...
... honour would pay his forfeit . I could observe Sir Roger a little ruffled upon being thus trepanned ; but our guide not insisting upon his demand , the knight soon reco- vered his good humour , and whispered in my ear , that if Will ...
Page 281
... honour and decency . An open and assured behaviour is the natural consequence of such a reso- lution . A man thus armed , if his words or actions are at any time misinterpreted , retires within him- self , and , from a consciousness of ...
... honour and decency . An open and assured behaviour is the natural consequence of such a reso- lution . A man thus armed , if his words or actions are at any time misinterpreted , retires within him- self , and , from a consciousness of ...
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... honour and virtue is , that this hero was more than ordina- rily solicitous about his reputation , when a common mind would have thought itself in security , and given itself a loose to joy and triumph . But though this is a very great ...
... honour and virtue is , that this hero was more than ordina- rily solicitous about his reputation , when a common mind would have thought itself in security , and given itself a loose to joy and triumph . But though this is a very great ...
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