The Spectator, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1791 |
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... entertainment is not to be de- based but refined . A man may appear learned without talking sentences , as in his ordinary gesture he discovers he can dance , though he does not cut capers . In a word , I shall take it for the greatest ...
... entertainment is not to be de- based but refined . A man may appear learned without talking sentences , as in his ordinary gesture he discovers he can dance , though he does not cut capers . In a word , I shall take it for the greatest ...
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... ; when it is thought the coolness that pro- ceeds from fountains and cascades will be more accept- able and refreshing to people of quality . In the mean time , to find out a more agreeable entertainment for NO . 5 19 THE SPECTATOR .
... ; when it is thought the coolness that pro- ceeds from fountains and cascades will be more accept- able and refreshing to people of quality . In the mean time , to find out a more agreeable entertainment for NO . 5 19 THE SPECTATOR .
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time , to find out a more agreeable entertainment for the winter - season , the opera of RINALDO is filled with thun- der and lightning , illuminations and fire - works ; which the audience may look upon without catching cold , and ...
time , to find out a more agreeable entertainment for the winter - season , the opera of RINALDO is filled with thun- der and lightning , illuminations and fire - works ; which the audience may look upon without catching cold , and ...
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... entertainment as any that I am able to furnish him with ; and therefore shall make no apology for them . TO THE SPECTATOR . 6 SIR , " I AM one of the directors of the Society for the Reformation of Manners , and therefore think myself a ...
... entertainment as any that I am able to furnish him with ; and therefore shall make no apology for them . TO THE SPECTATOR . 6 SIR , " I AM one of the directors of the Society for the Reformation of Manners , and therefore think myself a ...
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... entertainment . C. NO . 9. - SATURDAY , MARCH 10. 1710-11 . [ BY ADDISON . ] -Tigris agit rabidâ cum tigride pacem Perpetuam , sævis inter se convenit ursis . Tiger with tiger , bear with bear , you'll find In leagues offensive and ...
... entertainment . C. NO . 9. - SATURDAY , MARCH 10. 1710-11 . [ BY ADDISON . ] -Tigris agit rabidâ cum tigride pacem Perpetuam , sævis inter se convenit ursis . Tiger with tiger , bear with bear , you'll find In leagues offensive and ...
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