The Spectator, Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 50
Page 2
... the behaviour , and aspect of the Duke of Marlborough , I question not but it
would all the reader with more agreeable images , and give him a more delightful
entertainment than what can be found in the following , or any other book .
... the behaviour , and aspect of the Duke of Marlborough , I question not but it
would all the reader with more agreeable images , and give him a more delightful
entertainment than what can be found in the following , or any other book .
Page 3
How pleasing would it be to hear that the same man , who had carried fire and
sword into the countries of all that had opposed the cause of liberty , and struck a
terror into the armies of France , had , in the midst of his high station , a behaviour
...
How pleasing would it be to hear that the same man , who had carried fire and
sword into the countries of all that had opposed the cause of liberty , and struck a
terror into the armies of France , had , in the midst of his high station , a behaviour
...
Page 25
... the inconsiderable circumstances of his behaviour and conversation ; or
because , as we have before observed , the fame temper of mind which inclines
us to a desire of fame , naturally betrays us into such slips and unwarinesses as
are not ...
... the inconsiderable circumstances of his behaviour and conversation ; or
because , as we have before observed , the fame temper of mind which inclines
us to a desire of fame , naturally betrays us into such slips and unwarinesses as
are not ...
Page 26
... industriously proclaimed , and aggravated by such as were once his fuperiors
or equals ; by such as would set to fhew their judgment or their wit , and by such
as are guilty or innocent of the fame Tips or misconducts in their own behaviour ?
... industriously proclaimed , and aggravated by such as were once his fuperiors
or equals ; by such as would set to fhew their judgment or their wit , and by such
as are guilty or innocent of the fame Tips or misconducts in their own behaviour ?
Page 30
Created beings see nothing but our outside , and can therefore only frame a
judgment of us from our exterior actions and behaviour ; but how unfit these are
to give us a right notion of each other's perfections , may . appear from several ...
Created beings see nothing but our outside , and can therefore only frame a
judgment of us from our exterior actions and behaviour ; but how unfit these are
to give us a right notion of each other's perfections , may . appear from several ...
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 |