The Spectator, Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 20
... implanting this paflion in mankind . It was necessary for the world , that arts
should be invented and improved , books written and transmitted to posterity ,
nations conquered and civilized : now since the proper and genuine motives to
these ...
... implanting this paflion in mankind . It was necessary for the world , that arts
should be invented and improved , books written and transmitted to posterity ,
nations conquered and civilized : now since the proper and genuine motives to
these ...
Page 22
Others who are free from this natural perverseness of temper grow wary in their
praises of one , who sets too great a value on them , left they should raise him too
high in his own imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater ...
Others who are free from this natural perverseness of temper grow wary in their
praises of one , who sets too great a value on them , left they should raise him too
high in his own imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater ...
Page 29
Thirdly , Because if we should allow the fame actions to be the proper
instruments , both of acquiring fame , and of procuring this happiness , they
would nevertheless fail in the attainment of this last end , if they proceeded from a
defire of the ...
Thirdly , Because if we should allow the fame actions to be the proper
instruments , both of acquiring fame , and of procuring this happiness , they
would nevertheless fail in the attainment of this last end , if they proceeded from a
defire of the ...
Page 33
Now , Sir , because I would have all sorts of people made easy , and being
willing to have more strings than one to my bow ; in case that of comptroller •
should fail me , I have , fince formed another project , • which being grounded on
the ...
Now , Sir , because I would have all sorts of people made easy , and being
willing to have more strings than one to my bow ; in case that of comptroller •
should fail me , I have , fince formed another project , • which being grounded on
the ...
Page 34
Every man that goes to a play is not obliged to • have either wit or understanding ;
and I infilt upon it , • that all who go there should see something which may
improve them in a way of which they are capable . In ' fort , Sir , I would have ...
Every man that goes to a play is not obliged to • have either wit or understanding ;
and I infilt upon it , • that all who go there should see something which may
improve them in a way of which they are capable . In ' fort , Sir , I would have ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action admired againſt agreeable alſo appear beauty becauſe behaviour character circumſtances common conſider critics deſign deſire diſcover excellent fable face fall fame father firſt fortune give given greateſt hand head heart himſelf honour hope houſe humble ſervant itſelf kind lady laſt late learning letter light lived look mankind manner matter mean Milton mind moſt muſt myſelf nature never obliged obſerved opinion particular paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet preſent proper raiſe reader reaſon received relation ſame ſay ſee ſeems ſentiments ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſince ſome ſpeak Spectator ſubject ſuch taken tell themſelves theſe thing thoſe thought tion told town turn uſe virtue whole whoſe woman write young
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |