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Page 15
The beautiful distich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines , puts me in mīnd of a
description in Homer's Odyssey , which none of the critics have taken notice of . It
is where Sifyphus is represented lifting his stone up the hill , which is no sooner ...
The beautiful distich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines , puts me in mīnd of a
description in Homer's Odyssey , which none of the critics have taken notice of . It
is where Sifyphus is represented lifting his stone up the hill , which is no sooner ...
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
Whether it be that we think it shews greater art to expose and turn to ridicule a
man whose character seems so improper a subject for it , or that we are pleased
by some implicit kind of revenge to see him taken down and humbled in his ...
Whether it be that we think it shews greater art to expose and turn to ridicule a
man whose character seems so improper a subject for it , or that we are pleased
by some implicit kind of revenge to see him taken down and humbled in his ...
Page 38
... taken up as to forget his old friend . With a man who is not so well formed for
courtship and elegant behaviour , such a gentleman as this seldom finds his
account in the return of his compliments , but he will still go on , for he is in
hisown way ...
... taken up as to forget his old friend . With a man who is not so well formed for
courtship and elegant behaviour , such a gentleman as this seldom finds his
account in the return of his compliments , but he will still go on , for he is in
hisown way ...
Page 48
As I have been thus tender of every particular person's reputation , fo I have taken
more than ordinary care not to give offence to those who appear in the higher
figures of life . I would not make myself merry even with a piece of pasteboard
that ...
As I have been thus tender of every particular person's reputation , fo I have taken
more than ordinary care not to give offence to those who appear in the higher
figures of life . I would not make myself merry even with a piece of pasteboard
that ...
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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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