The Spectator, Volume 3J. Sharpe, 1808 |
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Page 9
... carry the humour so far , till their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness of a lover , and are then sure to meet in their turn with all the contempt and scorn that is due to so insolent a behaviour . On the ...
... carry the humour so far , till their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness of a lover , and are then sure to meet in their turn with all the contempt and scorn that is due to so insolent a behaviour . On the ...
Page 13
... carried away by mere beauty , or mere wit , Omniamante , with all her vice , will bear away as much of our good- will as the most innocent virgin , or discreet matron ; and there cannot be a more abject slavery in this world , than to ...
... carried away by mere beauty , or mere wit , Omniamante , with all her vice , will bear away as much of our good- will as the most innocent virgin , or discreet matron ; and there cannot be a more abject slavery in this world , than to ...
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... carry 10 stone weight , if 14 hands high ; if above or under to carry or be allowed weight for inches , and to be entered Friday the 5th , at the Swan in Coleshill , before six in the evening . Also a plate of less va- lue to be run for ...
... carry 10 stone weight , if 14 hands high ; if above or under to carry or be allowed weight for inches , and to be entered Friday the 5th , at the Swan in Coleshill , before six in the evening . Also a plate of less va- lue to be run for ...
Page 18
... carry away the honour of the day ; but up- on a farther trial they found he was master only of the merry grin . The next that mounted the table was a male - con- tent in those days , and a great master in the whole art of grinning , but ...
... carry away the honour of the day ; but up- on a farther trial they found he was master only of the merry grin . The next that mounted the table was a male - con- tent in those days , and a great master in the whole art of grinning , but ...
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... carry off my servitude as well as most men ; but my application to you is in behalf of the hen - peckt in general , and I desire a dissertation from you in de- fence of us . You have , as I am informed , very good authorities in our ...
... carry off my servitude as well as most men ; but my application to you is in behalf of the hen - peckt in general , and I desire a dissertation from you in de- fence of us . You have , as I am informed , very good authorities in our ...
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