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46 that some little distastes I daily receive have lost their anguish ; and I did the
other day , without the least displeasure , overhear one say of me , " That strange
fel" low ; ' and another answer , “ I have known the fellow's “ face these twelve ...
46 that some little distastes I daily receive have lost their anguish ; and I did the
other day , without the least displeasure , overhear one say of me , " That strange
fel" low ; ' and another answer , “ I have known the fellow's “ face these twelve ...
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Sparrows for the opera , says his friend , licking his lips , what , are they to be
roasted ? No , no , says the other , they are to enter towards the end of the first act
, and to fly about the stage : This strange dialogue awakened my curiosity fo far ...
Sparrows for the opera , says his friend , licking his lips , what , are they to be
roasted ? No , no , says the other , they are to enter towards the end of the first act
, and to fly about the stage : This strange dialogue awakened my curiosity fo far ...
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For this reason Sir Roger was saying last night , that he was of opinion , none but
men of fine parts deserve to be hanged . The reflections of such men are so
delicate upan all occurrences which they are concerned in , that they should be ...
For this reason Sir Roger was saying last night , that he was of opinion , none but
men of fine parts deserve to be hanged . The reflections of such men are so
delicate upan all occurrences which they are concerned in , that they should be ...
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We were no sooner sat down , but after having looked upon me a little while , “
My dear , ” says she , turning to her hushand , “ you may now see the stranger
that was in the “ candle last night . ” Soon after this , as they begin to talk of family
...
We were no sooner sat down , but after having looked upon me a little while , “
My dear , ” says she , turning to her hushand , “ you may now see the stranger
that was in the “ candle last night . ” Soon after this , as they begin to talk of family
...
Page 84
... to be surprised when I say one or two of them are rational , others sensitive and
vegetative actors , and others wholly inanimate . I shall not place these as I have
named them , but as they have precedence in the opinion of their audience .
... to be surprised when I say one or two of them are rational , others sensitive and
vegetative actors , and others wholly inanimate . I shall not place these as I have
named them , but as they have precedence in the opinion of their audience .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Spectator, Volume 1 The Spectator, Joseph Addison |
| Author | Joseph Addison |
| Published | 1793 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2012 |
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