The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 |
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Page iii
... most ce- lebrated perfons of the age , I take leave to infcribe this eighth and laft to you , as to a gentleman who hath ever been ambitious of appearing in the best company . You are now wholly retired from the bufy part of mankind ...
... most ce- lebrated perfons of the age , I take leave to infcribe this eighth and laft to you , as to a gentleman who hath ever been ambitious of appearing in the best company . You are now wholly retired from the bufy part of mankind ...
Page iv
... most polite part of the male world , and the love of the greatest beauties in the female ) are intirely to be afcrib- ed to your own perfonal genius and applica tion . You are formed for thefe accomplishments by a happy turn of nature ...
... most polite part of the male world , and the love of the greatest beauties in the female ) are intirely to be afcrib- ed to your own perfonal genius and applica tion . You are formed for thefe accomplishments by a happy turn of nature ...
Page v
to their precepts in one of the most important points of life : I mean in that generous difregard of popular opinion which you thewed fome years ago , when you chofe for your wife an obscure young woman , who doth not ... most important ...
to their precepts in one of the most important points of life : I mean in that generous difregard of popular opinion which you thewed fome years ago , when you chofe for your wife an obscure young woman , who doth not ... most important ...
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... most impudent Socinian for half an hour , who has been an orthodox divine all his life after . I have taken the fame method to accomplish myself in the gift of utterance , having talked above a twelve - month , not fo much for the ...
... most impudent Socinian for half an hour , who has been an orthodox divine all his life after . I have taken the fame method to accomplish myself in the gift of utterance , having talked above a twelve - month , not fo much for the ...
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... most likely method of rectifying any man's conduct , is by recommending to him the principles of truth and honour , religion and virtue ; and fo long as he acts with an eye to these principles , whatever party he is of , he cannot fail ...
... most likely method of rectifying any man's conduct , is by recommending to him the principles of truth and honour , religion and virtue ; and fo long as he acts with an eye to these principles , whatever party he is of , he cannot fail ...
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