The Spectator, Volume 3Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and 23 others in London], 1788 - English essays |
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In short , there is no word or gesture so insignificant , but it gives him new hints , feeds his suspicions , and furnishes him with fresh matters of discovery : so that if we confider the effects of this passion , one would rather ...
In short , there is no word or gesture so insignificant , but it gives him new hints , feeds his suspicions , and furnishes him with fresh matters of discovery : so that if we confider the effects of this passion , one would rather ...
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In short , he is so desirous of ingrossing all your love , that he is grieved at the want of any charm , which he believes has power to raise it ; and if he finds by your censures on cthers , that he is not so agreeable in your opinion ...
In short , he is so desirous of ingrossing all your love , that he is grieved at the want of any charm , which he believes has power to raise it ; and if he finds by your censures on cthers , that he is not so agreeable in your opinion ...
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In short , he put his uncle to death , and very difficultly prevailed upon himself to spare Mariamne . After this he was forced on a fecond journey into Ægypt , when he committed his lady to the care of Sohemus , with the same private ...
In short , he put his uncle to death , and very difficultly prevailed upon himself to spare Mariamne . After this he was forced on a fecond journey into Ægypt , when he committed his lady to the care of Sohemus , with the same private ...
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In short , Sir , I mult ingenuously own that I was never so handled in all my life ; and * to complete my misfortune , I am since told that the • Butt , flushed with his late victory , has made a visit or two to the dear object of my ...
In short , Sir , I mult ingenuously own that I was never so handled in all my life ; and * to complete my misfortune , I am since told that the • Butt , flushed with his late victory , has made a visit or two to the dear object of my ...
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One would fancy that these men , though they fall short in every other respect , of those who make a profession of religion , would at least outshine them in this particular , and be exempt from that single fault which seems to grow out ...
One would fancy that these men , though they fall short in every other respect , of those who make a profession of religion , would at least outshine them in this particular , and be exempt from that single fault which seems to grow out ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 3 The Spectator |
| Publisher | Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and 23 others in London], 1788 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 29 Jun 2009 |
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