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Page 13
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
take notice , that our English author has after the fame manner exemplified
several of his precepts in the very pre . cepts themselves . I hall produce two or
three instances . of his kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which some
readers ...
take notice , that our English author has after the fame manner exemplified
several of his precepts in the very pre . cepts themselves . I hall produce two or
three instances . of his kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which some
readers ...
Page 19
... and my dear master is entertained only with his own thoughts . These things ,
dear madam , will • be lasting satisfactions , when the fine ladies , and the •
coxcombs by whom they form themselves , are irreparably ridiculous , ridiculous
in old ...
... and my dear master is entertained only with his own thoughts . These things ,
dear madam , will • be lasting satisfactions , when the fine ladies , and the •
coxcombs by whom they form themselves , are irreparably ridiculous , ridiculous
in old ...
Page 21
How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their
actions to the admiration of the world , and to distinguish themselves from the rest
of mankind ? Providence for the most part sets us upon a level , and observes a ...
How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their
actions to the admiration of the world , and to distinguish themselves from the rest
of mankind ? Providence for the most part sets us upon a level , and observes a ...
Page 22
... this natural perverseness of temper grow wary in their praises of one , who sets
too great a value on them , left they should raise him too high in his own
imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater distance from
themselves .
... this natural perverseness of temper grow wary in their praises of one , who sets
too great a value on them , left they should raise him too high in his own
imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater distance from
themselves .
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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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