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... that all the great events which were brought to pass under the conduct of fo
well - governed a spirit , were the bleflings of heaven upon wisdom and valour ;
and all which seem adverse fell out by divine permislion , which we are not to
search ...
... that all the great events which were brought to pass under the conduct of fo
well - governed a spirit , were the bleflings of heaven upon wisdom and valour ;
and all which seem adverse fell out by divine permislion , which we are not to
search ...
Page 9
... Am very sorry to find by your discourse upon the eye , that you have not
thoroughly studied the nature and force of that part of a beauteous face , · Had
you ever been in love , you would have said ten • thousand things , which it
seems did not ...
... Am very sorry to find by your discourse upon the eye , that you have not
thoroughly studied the nature and force of that part of a beauteous face , · Had
you ever been in love , you would have said ten • thousand things , which it
seems did not ...
Page 10
... I " could have told you that the eye of Leonora is flily watch* ful while it looks
negligent ; she looks round her without the help of the glasses you speak of , and
yet seems • to be employed on objects directly before her . This eye is what
affects ...
... I " could have told you that the eye of Leonora is flily watch* ful while it looks
negligent ; she looks round her without the help of the glasses you speak of , and
yet seems • to be employed on objects directly before her . This eye is what
affects ...
Page 15
And afterwards , 66 ' Tis not enough no harshness gives offence , « The found
must seem an echo to the sense . “ Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows , “
And the smboth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lath
the ...
And afterwards , 66 ' Tis not enough no harshness gives offence , « The found
must seem an echo to the sense . “ Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows , “
And the smboth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lath
the ...
Page 21
... and observes a kind of proportion in its dispensation towards us . If it renders
us perfect in one accomplishment , it generally leaves us defective in another ,
and seems careful rather of preserving every person from being mean and
deficient ...
... and observes a kind of proportion in its dispensation towards us . If it renders
us perfect in one accomplishment , it generally leaves us defective in another ,
and seems careful rather of preserving every person from being mean and
deficient ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 The British essayists The Spectator, Joseph Addison |
| Publisher | J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2019 |
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