The Spectator, Volume 3Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and 23 others in London], 1788 - English essays |
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His thoughts hang at best in a ftate of doubtfulness and uncertainty ; and are never capable of receiving any satisfaction on the advantageous fide ; so that his inquiries are most successful when they discover nothing .
His thoughts hang at best in a ftate of doubtfulness and uncertainty ; and are never capable of receiving any satisfaction on the advantageous fide ; so that his inquiries are most successful when they discover nothing .
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After this frightful account of jealousy , and the perfons who are most subject to it , it will be but fair to thew by what means the passion may be best allayed , and those who are possessed with it set at ease .
After this frightful account of jealousy , and the perfons who are most subject to it , it will be but fair to thew by what means the passion may be best allayed , and those who are possessed with it set at ease .
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apprised by one who stood near him , that the fellow who grinned in his face was a Jacobite , and being unwilling that a disaffected person should win the gold ring , and be looked upon as the best grinner in the country , he ordered ...
apprised by one who stood near him , that the fellow who grinned in his face was a Jacobite , and being unwilling that a disaffected person should win the gold ring , and be looked upon as the best grinner in the country , he ordered ...
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And at best , let frugality and parsimony be the virtues of the merchant , how much is his punctual dealing below a gentleman's charity to the poor , or hospitality among his neighbours ? Captain Sentry observed Sir ANDREW dili . gent ...
And at best , let frugality and parsimony be the virtues of the merchant , how much is his punctual dealing below a gentleman's charity to the poor , or hospitality among his neighbours ? Captain Sentry observed Sir ANDREW dili . gent ...
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The best rule I can lay down for them to avoid the like calamities for the future , is thoroughly to confider , not only WHETHER their companions are weak , but Whether themselves are Wits . The following letter comes to me from Exeter ...
The best rule I can lay down for them to avoid the like calamities for the future , is thoroughly to confider , not only WHETHER their companions are weak , but Whether themselves are Wits . The following letter comes to me from Exeter ...
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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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