The SpectatorRichard Eyres, 1778 - Great Britain |
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Page 13
... She is in that time of life which is neither affected with the follies of youth , or in- firmities of age ; and her converfation is fo mix- ed with gaity and prudence , that the is agree able both to the young and the old . Her ...
... She is in that time of life which is neither affected with the follies of youth , or in- firmities of age ; and her converfation is fo mix- ed with gaity and prudence , that the is agree able both to the young and the old . Her ...
Page 14
... She was , it feems , a perfon of diftinction , for the every day came to him in a different drefs , of the moft beautiful fhells , bugles , and bredes . She likewife brought him a great many spoils , which her other lovers had pre ...
... She was , it feems , a perfon of diftinction , for the every day came to him in a different drefs , of the moft beautiful fhells , bugles , and bredes . She likewife brought him a great many spoils , which her other lovers had pre ...
Page 19
... She does not receive any fatisfaction from the applaufes , which she gives herself , but from the admiration which the raises in others . She flourishes in courts and palaces , theatres and affemblies , and has no existence but when she ...
... She does not receive any fatisfaction from the applaufes , which she gives herself , but from the admiration which the raises in others . She flourishes in courts and palaces , theatres and affemblies , and has no existence but when she ...
Page 28
... She did not like your air , and faid the wondered what ftrange fellows I was acquainted with . Dear Sir , confider it is as much as my life is worth , if she should think " we we were intimate ; therefore I earnestly intreat you for 28 ...
... She did not like your air , and faid the wondered what ftrange fellows I was acquainted with . Dear Sir , confider it is as much as my life is worth , if she should think " we we were intimate ; therefore I earnestly intreat you for 28 ...
Page 43
... She teaches fuch as are defigned for the diverfion ⚫ of the public , and to act in enchanted woods on the theatres , by the great . As fhe has often ob- ' ferved with much concern how indecent an edu- ' cation is usually given these ...
... She teaches fuch as are defigned for the diverfion ⚫ of the public , and to act in enchanted woods on the theatres , by the great . As fhe has often ob- ' ferved with much concern how indecent an edu- ' cation is usually given these ...
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