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Page 16
HEN I consider the false impresions which are received by the generality of the
world , I am troubled at none more than a certain levity of thought , which many
young women of quality have entertained , to the hazard of their characters , and
...
HEN I consider the false impresions which are received by the generality of the
world , I am troubled at none more than a certain levity of thought , which many
young women of quality have entertained , to the hazard of their characters , and
...
Page 18
As for your wild raillery on matrimony , it ' is all hypocrisy ; you , and all the
handsome young women of your acquaintance , shew yourselves to no other
purpose than to gain a conquest over fome man of worth , in order to beltow your
charms ...
As for your wild raillery on matrimony , it ' is all hypocrisy ; you , and all the
handsome young women of your acquaintance , shew yourselves to no other
purpose than to gain a conquest over fome man of worth , in order to beltow your
charms ...
Page 19
... I could not keep my eyes off ' from a beautiful young creature who fat just
before me , 6. and who I have been since informed has no fortune . It • would
utterly ruin my reputation for discretion to marry « such a one , and by what I can
learn she ...
... I could not keep my eyes off ' from a beautiful young creature who fat just
before me , 6. and who I have been since informed has no fortune . It • would
utterly ruin my reputation for discretion to marry « such a one , and by what I can
learn she ...
Page 41
... was guilty of with an eye of scorn , and with that sort of ill - will which men •
entertain against each other for different opinions : ' thus a crazy constitution , and
an uneasy mind is fretted • with vexatious passions for young men's doing
foolishly ...
... was guilty of with an eye of scorn , and with that sort of ill - will which men •
entertain against each other for different opinions : ' thus a crazy constitution , and
an uneasy mind is fretted • with vexatious passions for young men's doing
foolishly ...
Page 58
... four invitations to dine at different places , which he generally takes care to
choose in such a manner , as not to seem inclined to the richer man . All the
young men respect him , and say he is just the same man he was when they
were boys .
... four invitations to dine at different places , which he generally takes care to
choose in such a manner , as not to seem inclined to the richer man . All the
young men respect him , and say he is just the same man he was when they
were boys .
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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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