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Page 11
It is certain t00 , that " " they are poffefsed of some { prings of rhetoric which men
want , such as tears , fainting fits , and the like , • which I have ieen employed
upon occasion with good success . You must know I am a plain man and love my
6 ...
It is certain t00 , that " " they are poffefsed of some { prings of rhetoric which men
want , such as tears , fainting fits , and the like , • which I have ieen employed
upon occasion with good success . You must know I am a plain man and love my
6 ...
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For since they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers ,
they must endeavour to sink it to their own pitch , if they would still keep
themselves upon a level with them . The greatest wits that ever were produced in
one age ...
For since they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers ,
they must endeavour to sink it to their own pitch , if they would still keep
themselves upon a level with them . The greatest wits that ever were produced in
one age ...
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 17
... you are ruined for ever ; nor must you take the least notice of one another at the
play - house or opera , unless you would be laughed at for a very loving couple
most happily paired in the yoke of wedlock . I would recommend the example of ...
... you are ruined for ever ; nor must you take the least notice of one another at the
play - house or opera , unless you would be laughed at for a very loving couple
most happily paired in the yoke of wedlock . I would recommend the example of ...
Page 25
After all it must be confessed , that a noble and triumphant merit often breaks
through and diffipates these little spots and fullies in its reputation ' ; but if by a
mistaken pursuit after fame , or through human infirmity , any false step be made
in the ...
After all it must be confessed , that a noble and triumphant merit often breaks
through and diffipates these little spots and fullies in its reputation ' ; but if by a
mistaken pursuit after fame , or through human infirmity , any false step be made
in the ...
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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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