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This my inquisitive temper , or rather impertinent humour of prying into all sorts of writing , with my natural aversion to loquacity , give me a good deal of employment when I enter any house in the coun : try ; for I cannot froin my ...
This my inquisitive temper , or rather impertinent humour of prying into all sorts of writing , with my natural aversion to loquacity , give me a good deal of employment when I enter any house in the coun : try ; for I cannot froin my ...
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I can affirm the same of Mr. Dryden , and know several of the most refined writers of our present age who are of thc fame humour . I might likewise refer my reader to Moliere's thoughts on this subject , as he has expressed them in the ...
I can affirm the same of Mr. Dryden , and know several of the most refined writers of our present age who are of thc fame humour . I might likewise refer my reader to Moliere's thoughts on this subject , as he has expressed them in the ...
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am fo apt to frame a notion of every man's humour of circumstances by his looks , that I have sometimes employed myself from Charing - Cross to the Royal - Exchange in drawing the characters of those who have passed by me .
am fo apt to frame a notion of every man's humour of circumstances by his looks , that I have sometimes employed myself from Charing - Cross to the Royal - Exchange in drawing the characters of those who have passed by me .
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It is a common humour among the retinue of people of quality , when they are in their . revels , that is when they are out of their masters fight to assume in a humourous way the names and titles of those B. 5 those whose liveries they ...
It is a common humour among the retinue of people of quality , when they are in their . revels , that is when they are out of their masters fight to assume in a humourous way the names and titles of those B. 5 those whose liveries they ...
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... these people at their diverfions , I have heard coquettes and prudes as well rallied , and infolence and pride exposed , allowing for their want ' of education ) with as much humour and good sense , as in the politest companies .
... these people at their diverfions , I have heard coquettes and prudes as well rallied , and infolence and pride exposed , allowing for their want ' of education ) with as much humour and good sense , as in the politest companies .
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| Title | The Spectator .. Volume 2 of The Spectator |
| Publisher | Peter Wilson, 1755 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 2 Dec 2020 |
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