The Spectator, Volume 3J. Tonson, 1753 - English essays |
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Page 11
... Reflexion , your lewd and vicious Men believe they have learned by Experience . They have feen the poor Husband fo mifled by Tricks and Artifices , and in the midft of his Inquiries fo loft and bewilder'd in a crooked Intrigue , that ...
... Reflexion , your lewd and vicious Men believe they have learned by Experience . They have feen the poor Husband fo mifled by Tricks and Artifices , and in the midft of his Inquiries fo loft and bewilder'd in a crooked Intrigue , that ...
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... Reflexions . A Mind thus equal and uniform may be deferted by little fashionable Admirers and Followers , but will ever be had in Reverence by Souls like itself . The Branches of the Oak endure all the Seafons of the Year , though its ...
... Reflexions . A Mind thus equal and uniform may be deferted by little fashionable Admirers and Followers , but will ever be had in Reverence by Souls like itself . The Branches of the Oak endure all the Seafons of the Year , though its ...
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... Reflexions , is fo little an Obligation to a Gentleman , that he can be ⚫ offended and fall into a Rage , because my Heart fwells Tears into my Eyes when I fee him in a cloudy Mood ? I pretend to no Succour , and hope for no Relief but ...
... Reflexions , is fo little an Obligation to a Gentleman , that he can be ⚫ offended and fall into a Rage , because my Heart fwells Tears into my Eyes when I fee him in a cloudy Mood ? I pretend to no Succour , and hope for no Relief but ...
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... Reflexion , is very often infenfibly be- trayed into a Fit of Mirth . In a word , the Reader fits down to my Entertainment without knowing his Bill of Fare , and has therefore at least the Pleasure of hoping there may be a Dish to his ...
... Reflexion , is very often infenfibly be- trayed into a Fit of Mirth . In a word , the Reader fits down to my Entertainment without knowing his Bill of Fare , and has therefore at least the Pleasure of hoping there may be a Dish to his ...
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... Reflexions upon Yawning , + I have feen it practifed on a Twelfth - Night among • other Chrifimas Gambols at the House of a very wor- thy Gentleman , who always entertains his Tenants at that time of the Year . They Yawn for a Chefkire ...
... Reflexions upon Yawning , + I have feen it practifed on a Twelfth - Night among • other Chrifimas Gambols at the House of a very wor- thy Gentleman , who always entertains his Tenants at that time of the Year . They Yawn for a Chefkire ...
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