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Page 16
... of mankind , and make threwvd guelfes , without being admitted to their
conversation , at the inmost thoughts and reileétions of all whom I behold . It is
from hence that good or ill fortune has no manner of force towards affecting iny
judgment .
... of mankind , and make threwvd guelfes , without being admitted to their
conversation , at the inmost thoughts and reileétions of all whom I behold . It is
from hence that good or ill fortune has no manner of force towards affecting iny
judgment .
Page 20
This project , as I have fiice hcard , is postponed till the funmer - season ; when it
is thought the coolness that proceeds from fountains and cascades will be more
acceptable and refreshing to people of quality . In the mean time , to find out a ...
This project , as I have fiice hcard , is postponed till the funmer - season ; when it
is thought the coolness that proceeds from fountains and cascades will be more
acceptable and refreshing to people of quality . In the mean time , to find out a ...
Page 38
... their virtue and discre . tion may not be short transient intermitting ftarts of
thought , I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day , till I have
recovered thein out of that defperaie state of vice and folly into which the age is
fallen .
... their virtue and discre . tion may not be short transient intermitting ftarts of
thought , I have resolved to refresh their memories from day to day , till I have
recovered thein out of that defperaie state of vice and folly into which the age is
fallen .
Page 108
6 6 Sir , OBSERVING that you have thoughts of creating certain officers under
you , for the inspection o of several petty enormities which you yourself can . not
attend to ; and finding daily ablurdities hung out upon the sign - posts of this city ,
to ...
6 6 Sir , OBSERVING that you have thoughts of creating certain officers under
you , for the inspection o of several petty enormities which you yourself can . not
attend to ; and finding daily ablurdities hung out upon the sign - posts of this city ,
to ...
Page 116
... without being ridiculous to any but each other . When a man comes into the
club , he is not obliged to make any introduction to his discourse , but at once , as
he is feating himself in his chair , speaks in the thread of his own thoughts , “ She
...
... without being ridiculous to any but each other . When a man comes into the
club , he is not obliged to make any introduction to his discourse , but at once , as
he is feating himself in his chair , speaks in the thread of his own thoughts , “ She
...
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| 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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