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Page 6
... understanding ; but he has cholen his place of residence , rather to obey the
direction of an old humoursome father , than in pursuit of his own inclinations . He
was placed there kind ; to study the laws of the land , and is 6 THE SPECTATOR .
... understanding ; but he has cholen his place of residence , rather to obey the
direction of an old humoursome father , than in pursuit of his own inclinations . He
was placed there kind ; to study the laws of the land , and is 6 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 34
When a set of men find themfelves agree in any particular , though ever so trivial ,
they establish themselves into a kind of fraternity , and meet once or twice a week
upon the account of such a fantastic refernblance . I know a considerable ...
When a set of men find themfelves agree in any particular , though ever so trivial ,
they establish themselves into a kind of fraternity , and meet once or twice a week
upon the account of such a fantastic refernblance . I know a considerable ...
Page 66
Madam Maintenon's first husband was an hero in this kind , and has drawn many
pleasantries from the irregularity of his shape ; which he describes as very much
refembling the letter Z. He diverts himfelf likewise , by representing to his reader ...
Madam Maintenon's first husband was an hero in this kind , and has drawn many
pleasantries from the irregularity of his shape ; which he describes as very much
refembling the letter Z. He diverts himfelf likewise , by representing to his reader ...
Page 77
The following letter is a complaint of a young lady , who fets forth a trespass of
this kind with that command of herself as befits beauty and innocence , and yet
wiih so much fpirit as susficiently expresses her indignation . The whole
transaction ...
The following letter is a complaint of a young lady , who fets forth a trespass of
this kind with that command of herself as befits beauty and innocence , and yet
wiih so much fpirit as susficiently expresses her indignation . The whole
transaction ...
Page 100
I could not but look upon these registers of existence , whether of brass or marble
, as a kind of satire upon the departed persons ; who had left no other memorial
of them , but that they were born and that they died . They put me in mind of ...
I could not but look upon these registers of existence , whether of brass or marble
, as a kind of satire upon the departed persons ; who had left no other memorial
of them , but that they were born and that they died . They put me in mind of ...
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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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