The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 37
... some time , I wonder , says he , that Sir Richard Baker has faid nothing of her in his Chronicle . We were then conveyed to the two coronation chairs , where my old friend after having heard that the ftone underneath the most ancient of ...
... some time , I wonder , says he , that Sir Richard Baker has faid nothing of her in his Chronicle . We were then conveyed to the two coronation chairs , where my old friend after having heard that the ftone underneath the most ancient of ...
Page 38
... Some whig , I'll warrant you , fays . Sir ROCER ; you ought to lock up your kings bet- ter ; they will carry off the body too , if you don't take care . The glorious names of Henry the fifth and queen Eliza- beth gave the knight great ...
... Some whig , I'll warrant you , fays . Sir ROCER ; you ought to lock up your kings bet- ter ; they will carry off the body too , if you don't take care . The glorious names of Henry the fifth and queen Eliza- beth gave the knight great ...
Page 42
... some parents say , they would do any thing for their children , if they would but mind their learning : I would be glad to be in their place Dear Sir , pardon my boldness . If you will but consider and pity my cafe , I will pray for ...
... some parents say , they would do any thing for their children , if they would but mind their learning : I would be glad to be in their place Dear Sir , pardon my boldness . If you will but consider and pity my cafe , I will pray for ...
Page 43
... some time he pointed to the figure , and asked me if I did not think that our forefathers looked much wiser in their beards than we do without them . For my part , says he , when I am walking in my gallery in the country , and fee my ...
... some time he pointed to the figure , and asked me if I did not think that our forefathers looked much wiser in their beards than we do without them . For my part , says he , when I am walking in my gallery in the country , and fee my ...
Page 46
... some account of that worthy society of brutes the Mohocks : wherein you have particularly specify'd the ingenious performance of the Lion - tippers , the Dan- ' cing - Masters , and the Tumblers : But as you acknow- ledge you had not ...
... some account of that worthy society of brutes the Mohocks : wherein you have particularly specify'd the ingenious performance of the Lion - tippers , the Dan- ' cing - Masters , and the Tumblers : But as you acknow- ledge you had not ...
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