The Spectator, Volume 4Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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Page 25
... fhew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate expreffions of our virtues , and can only fhew us what habits are in the foul , without difcovering the degree and perfec- tion of fuch habits . They ...
... fhew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate expreffions of our virtues , and can only fhew us what habits are in the foul , without difcovering the degree and perfec- tion of fuch habits . They ...
Page 33
... fhew he is full of bufi- nefs , and yet is not fo taken up as to forget his old friend . With a man who is not fo well formed for courtship and elegant behaviour , fuch a gentleman : as this feldom finds his account in the return of his ...
... fhew he is full of bufi- nefs , and yet is not fo taken up as to forget his old friend . With a man who is not fo well formed for courtship and elegant behaviour , fuch a gentleman : as this feldom finds his account in the return of his ...
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... fhew , that this kind of implex fable , wherein the event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an audience than that of the first kind ; notwithstanding many excellent pieces among the an- cients , as well as most of thofe which have been ...
... fhew , that this kind of implex fable , wherein the event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an audience than that of the first kind ; notwithstanding many excellent pieces among the an- cients , as well as most of thofe which have been ...
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