The SpectatorRichard Eyres, 1778 - Great Britain |
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Page 12
... look- ed upon as a part of the tea - equipare . Sir Francis Bacon obferves , that a well written book , compared with its rivals and antagonists , is like Mofes's ferpent , that immediately swal- lowed up and devoured thofe of the ...
... look- ed upon as a part of the tea - equipare . Sir Francis Bacon obferves , that a well written book , compared with its rivals and antagonists , is like Mofes's ferpent , that immediately swal- lowed up and devoured thofe of the ...
Page 15
... look paler than I used to do . This put me under fome apprehen- fions that I should be forced to explain myself if I did not retire ; for which reafon I took the candle in my hand , and went up into my chamber , not without wondering at ...
... look paler than I used to do . This put me under fome apprehen- fions that I should be forced to explain myself if I did not retire ; for which reafon I took the candle in my hand , and went up into my chamber , not without wondering at ...
Page 24
... look at . I cannot tell how to account for it , but these people have usually the preference to our own fools , in the opinion of the fillier part of woman- kind . Perhaps it is that an English coxcomb is feldom fo obfequious as an ...
... look at . I cannot tell how to account for it , but these people have usually the preference to our own fools , in the opinion of the fillier part of woman- kind . Perhaps it is that an English coxcomb is feldom fo obfequious as an ...
Page 31
... look upon the tombs of the great , eve- ry emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epi- taphs of the beautiful , every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb - ftone , my heart melts with ...
... look upon the tombs of the great , eve- ry emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epi- taphs of the beautiful , every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb - ftone , my heart melts with ...
Page 36
... look upon a man as no company , that does not figh five times in a quarter of an hour ; and • look upon a member as very abfurd , that is fo C ' much himself as to make a direct answer to a question . In fine , the whole affembly is ...
... look upon a man as no company , that does not figh five times in a quarter of an hour ; and • look upon a member as very abfurd , that is fo C ' much himself as to make a direct answer to a question . In fine , the whole affembly is ...
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