The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 |
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... king , though in reality I only make use of him for a help to difcourfe . In fhort , I wrangle and difpute for exercife ; and have carried this point fo far , that I was once like to have been run through the body for making a little ...
... king , though in reality I only make use of him for a help to difcourfe . In fhort , I wrangle and difpute for exercife ; and have carried this point fo far , that I was once like to have been run through the body for making a little ...
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... King Charles II's reign by the ambaf- fador of Bantam , a little after his arrival in England . · MASTER , THE people , where I now am , have tongues further from their hearts than from London to • Bantam , and thou knoweft the ...
... King Charles II's reign by the ambaf- fador of Bantam , a little after his arrival in England . · MASTER , THE people , where I now am , have tongues further from their hearts than from London to • Bantam , and thou knoweft the ...
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... king of this place to meet me , told me , That be < was extremely forry for the ftorm I had met with just before my ... king's fervants , whom they here call : the lord treasurer , that I had eternally obliged him . I was fo furprifed at ...
... king of this place to meet me , told me , That be < was extremely forry for the ftorm I had met with just before my ... king's fervants , whom they here call : the lord treasurer , that I had eternally obliged him . I was fo furprifed at ...
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... King's fcribe , I am generally told that he is not at home , tho ' perhaps I faw him go into his house almost the very moment before . Thou would'ft fancy that the whole nation are phyficians , for the firft quef- tion they always afk ...
... King's fcribe , I am generally told that he is not at home , tho ' perhaps I faw him go into his house almost the very moment before . Thou would'ft fancy that the whole nation are phyficians , for the firft quef- tion they always afk ...
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... King ; as per- haps the most eminent egotist that ever appeared in the world was Montague , the author of the cele- brated effays . This lively old Gafcon has woven all his bodily infirmities into his works , and after having fpoken of ...
... King ; as per- haps the most eminent egotist that ever appeared in the world was Montague , the author of the cele- brated effays . This lively old Gafcon has woven all his bodily infirmities into his works , and after having fpoken of ...
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