The Spectator ...Angier March, 1803 |
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Page 283
... present hour by delaying from day to day to execute what we ought to do immediately , so most of us take occasion to sit still and throw away the time in our possession , by retrospect on what is past , imagining we have already ...
... present hour by delaying from day to day to execute what we ought to do immediately , so most of us take occasion to sit still and throw away the time in our possession , by retrospect on what is past , imagining we have already ...
Page 290
... present besides little Fanny , who stands watching my looks as I write , and is crying for her sister . She says she is sure you are not well , having discovered that my present trouble is about you . But do not think I would thus ...
... present besides little Fanny , who stands watching my looks as I write , and is crying for her sister . She says she is sure you are not well , having discovered that my present trouble is about you . But do not think I would thus ...
Page 372
... present season of the year , by the recommending of a practice for which every one has sufficient abilities . I would have my readers endeavour to moralize this natural pleasure of the soul , and to improve this vernal delight , as ...
... present season of the year , by the recommending of a practice for which every one has sufficient abilities . I would have my readers endeavour to moralize this natural pleasure of the soul , and to improve this vernal delight , as ...
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