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Page 24
... be a little pleased when they have taken him in the worst and most
disadvantageous light . There are many who find a pleasure in contradicting the
common reports of fame , and in spreading abroad the weaknesses of an exalted
character .
... be a little pleased when they have taken him in the worst and most
disadvantageous light . There are many who find a pleasure in contradicting the
common reports of fame , and in spreading abroad the weaknesses of an exalted
character .
Page 25
... or that we are pleased by some implicit kind of revenge to see him taken down
and humbled in his reputation , and in some measure reduced to our own rank ,
who had so far raised himself above us in the reports and opinions of mankind .
... or that we are pleased by some implicit kind of revenge to see him taken down
and humbled in his reputation , and in some measure reduced to our own rank ,
who had so far raised himself above us in the reports and opinions of mankind .
Page 28
... that the world is more apt to censure than applaud , and himself fuller of
imperfections than virtues . farther observe , that such a man will be more grieved
for the loss of fame , than he could have been pleased with the enjoyment of it .
... that the world is more apt to censure than applaud , and himself fuller of
imperfections than virtues . farther observe , that such a man will be more grieved
for the loss of fame , than he could have been pleased with the enjoyment of it .
Page 45
Several that are in this respect unequally yoked , and uneasy for life , with a
person of a particular character , might have been pleased and happy with a
person of a contrary one , notwithitanding they are both perhaps equally virtuous
and ...
Several that are in this respect unequally yoked , and uneasy for life , with a
person of a particular character , might have been pleased and happy with a
person of a contrary one , notwithitanding they are both perhaps equally virtuous
and ...
Page 51
How many thousand things do I remember , which would have highly pleased my
father , and I omitted for no other ' reason , but that I thought what he proposed
the effect • of humour and old age , which I am now convinced • had reason and ...
How many thousand things do I remember , which would have highly pleased my
father , and I omitted for no other ' reason , but that I thought what he proposed
the effect • of humour and old age , which I am now convinced • had reason and ...
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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 |
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