The Spectator, Volume 3J. Sharpe, 1808 |
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... equal return of love . Not the warmest expressions of affection , the soft- est and most tender hypocrisy , are able to give any satisfaction where we are not persuaded that the affection is real , and the satisfaction mutual . For the ...
... equal return of love . Not the warmest expressions of affection , the soft- est and most tender hypocrisy , are able to give any satisfaction where we are not persuaded that the affection is real , and the satisfaction mutual . For the ...
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... equal pains her peace of mind destroy , A lover's torments give her spiteful joy . ' But these often carry the humour so far , till their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness of a lover , and are then sure to ...
... equal pains her peace of mind destroy , A lover's torments give her spiteful joy . ' But these often carry the humour so far , till their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness of a lover , and are then sure to ...
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... equal and uniform , may be deserted by little fashionable admirers and followers , but will ever be had in reverence by souls like itself . The branches of the oak endure all the seasons of the year , though its leaves fall off in ...
... equal and uniform , may be deserted by little fashionable admirers and followers , but will ever be had in reverence by souls like itself . The branches of the oak endure all the seasons of the year , though its leaves fall off in ...
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... equal diversion to the whole company . In short , Sir , I must ingenuously own that I was ne- ver 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 ...
... equal diversion to the whole company . In short , Sir , I must ingenuously own that I was ne- ver 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 ...
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... equal to all his other conquests ; and consequently by all he cannot have gained more than 750,000 new subjects , men , women , and chil- dren , especially if a deduction shall be made of such as have retired from the conqueror , to ...
... equal to all his other conquests ; and consequently by all he cannot have gained more than 750,000 new subjects , men , women , and chil- dren , especially if a deduction shall be made of such as have retired from the conqueror , to ...
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