The Spectator ...Angier March, 1803 |
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Page 196
... mankind , For one man's fault , thus guiltless be condemn'd , If guiltless ? But from me what can proceed But all corrupt ? - Who can afterwards behold the father of mankind , extended upon the earth , uttering his midnight com- plaints ...
... mankind , For one man's fault , thus guiltless be condemn'd , If guiltless ? But from me what can proceed But all corrupt ? - Who can afterwards behold the father of mankind , extended upon the earth , uttering his midnight com- plaints ...
Page 257
... mankind to the first great period of nature , dispatches the remaining part of it in narration . He has devised a very handsome reason for the angel's proceeding with Adam after this manner ; though doubtless the true reason was , the ...
... mankind to the first great period of nature , dispatches the remaining part of it in narration . He has devised a very handsome reason for the angel's proceeding with Adam after this manner ; though doubtless the true reason was , the ...
Page 355
... mankind , is doing them too great an honour , giving them a figure in the eye of the world , and making people fancy that they have more in them than they really have . As for those persons who have any scheme of reli- gious worship , I ...
... mankind , is doing them too great an honour , giving them a figure in the eye of the world , and making people fancy that they have more in them than they really have . As for those persons who have any scheme of reli- gious worship , I ...
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action Adam ADDISON Æneas Æneid agreeable angels appear atheists Aurengzebe bagnio Barachel beautiful behaviour behold character cheerfulness circumstances consider creature dæmon death delight desire discourse DRYDEN earth endeavoured entertainment eyes fair father fortune gentleman give hand happy head hear heart heaven Homer honour humble servant Iliad imagination innocence Jupiter kind lady learning letter live look looking-glass mankind manner MARCH 15 Margaret Clark Menippus Milton mind Mohocks nature never night obliged observed occasion OVID paper Paradise particular passage passion Paul Lorrain person pleased pleasure poem poet present prince racter reader reason received says shew Sir Richard Baker Sir Roger soon speak SPECTATOR spirit STEELE sublime take notice Tarpeia tell thee thing thou thought tion told town Turnus VIRG virtue whole woman yard land young