The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
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Page 33
... houses , there is but one that feems to carry any weight with it , viz . That ' fuch a poft would come too near the nature of a mono- poly . Now , Sir , because I would have all forts of people made eafy , and being willing to have more ...
... houses , there is but one that feems to carry any weight with it , viz . That ' fuch a poft would come too near the nature of a mono- poly . Now , Sir , because I would have all forts of people made eafy , and being willing to have more ...
Page 51
... house . The truth of it is , were we merely to follow nature in thefe great duties of life , though we have a ftrong inftinct towards the performing of them , we fhould be on both fides very deficient . Age is fo unwelcome to the ...
... house . The truth of it is , were we merely to follow nature in thefe great duties of life , though we have a ftrong inftinct towards the performing of them , we fhould be on both fides very deficient . Age is fo unwelcome to the ...
Page 57
... house of a taylor's widow , who washes and can clear - ftarch his bands . From that time to this he has kept the main ftock , without alteration under or over , to the value of five pounds . He left off all his old acquaintance to a C 5 ...
... house of a taylor's widow , who washes and can clear - ftarch his bands . From that time to this he has kept the main ftock , without alteration under or over , to the value of five pounds . He left off all his old acquaintance to a C 5 ...
Page 66
... houses . But the compaffionate case of very many is , that they are taken into fuch hands with- out any the leaft fufpicion , previous temptation , or admo- nition to what place they are going . The last week I went to an inn in the ...
... houses . But the compaffionate case of very many is , that they are taken into fuch hands with- out any the leaft fufpicion , previous temptation , or admo- nition to what place they are going . The last week I went to an inn in the ...
Page 73
... house with œconomy and difcretion , and be an ornament to him . felf and family ? Where fhall we find the man who looks out for one who places her chief happiness in the practice of virtue , and makes her duty her continual pleafure ...
... house with œconomy and difcretion , and be an ornament to him . felf and family ? Where fhall we find the man who looks out for one who places her chief happiness in the practice of virtue , and makes her duty her continual pleafure ...
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