The Spectator, Volume 4Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and 23 others in London], 1788 - English essays |
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... characters of Horace , Pitro- nius , Quintilian , and Longinus , as they are drawn in the effay of which I am now speaking . Since I have mentioned Longinus , who in his reflexions has given us the fame kind of fublime , which he ...
... characters of Horace , Pitro- nius , Quintilian , and Longinus , as they are drawn in the effay of which I am now speaking . Since I have mentioned Longinus , who in his reflexions has given us the fame kind of fublime , which he ...
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... have enter- tained , to the hazard of their characters , and the certain misfortune of their lives . The firft of the following let- ters ters may best represent the faults I would now point 16 N ° 254 THE SPECTATOR .
... have enter- tained , to the hazard of their characters , and the certain misfortune of their lives . The firft of the following let- ters ters may best represent the faults I would now point 16 N ° 254 THE SPECTATOR .
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... character . My dear Harriot , I F thou art fhe , but oh how fallen , how changed , what an apoftate ! how loft to all that is gay and agree . able ! To be married I find is to be buried alive ; I can- not conceive it more difmal to be ...
... character . My dear Harriot , I F thou art fhe , but oh how fallen , how changed , what an apoftate ! how loft to all that is gay and agree . able ! To be married I find is to be buried alive ; I can- not conceive it more difmal to be ...
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... character of a modest wife is ridiculous . As for your wild rallery on matrimony , it is all hypocrify ; you , and all the handfome young wo- * men of your acquaintance , fhew yourselves to no other purpose than to gain a conqueft over ...
... character of a modest wife is ridiculous . As for your wild rallery on matrimony , it is all hypocrify ; you , and all the handfome young wo- * men of your acquaintance , fhew yourselves to no other purpose than to gain a conqueft over ...
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... character of great modefty , fo that there is nothing to be thought on any other way . My mind has ever ' fince been fo wholly bent on her , that I am much in danger of doing fomething very extravagant without your speedy advice to ...
... character of great modefty , fo that there is nothing to be thought on any other way . My mind has ever ' fince been fo wholly bent on her , that I am much in danger of doing fomething very extravagant without your speedy advice to ...
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action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo beauty becauſe befides behaviour character circumftances confideration converfation criticks defcribed defign defire difcourfe diſcovered drefs fable faid falutation fame feems feen fenfe fent fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould filks fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon fortune fpeak fpeculations fpeech fpirit ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient give greateſt happineſs herſelf himſelf honour houfe houſe humble fervant huſband ibid Iliad itſelf kind Lady laft laſt lefs look mafter mankind manner marriage meaſure Milton mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature obferved occafion ourſelves Ovid paffage paffed paffion particular perfons pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poffible prefent publick purpoſe racter raiſe reader reafon reflexion reprefented ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion uſe Virgil virtue whofe woman