The Spectator, Volume 4Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, Dodsley [and 23 others in London], 1788 - English essays |
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... has coft us much time and atten- tion to produce , I hope your Grace will forgive and endeavour to pre- ferve this work from oblivion , by VOL . IV . A affixing affixing to it name . your memorable I fhall not TO THE ...
... has coft us much time and atten- tion to produce , I hope your Grace will forgive and endeavour to pre- ferve this work from oblivion , by VOL . IV . A affixing affixing to it name . your memorable I fhall not TO THE ...
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affixing to it name . your memorable I fhall not here prefume to mention the illuftrious paffages of your life , which are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the fubject of the moft fublime pens ; but if I could convey you to ...
affixing to it name . your memorable I fhall not here prefume to mention the illuftrious paffages of your life , which are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the fubject of the moft fublime pens ; but if I could convey you to ...
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... fhall read the fur- prifing revolutions in your story , to be made acquainted with your ordinary life and deportment ? How pleafing would it be to hear that the fame man , who had carried fire and fword into the countries of all that ...
... fhall read the fur- prifing revolutions in your story , to be made acquainted with your ordinary life and deportment ? How pleafing would it be to hear that the fame man , who had carried fire and fword into the countries of all that ...
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... fhall in my next make you a prefent of fecret hiftory , by tranflating all the looks of the next affembly of " Ladies and Gentlemen into words , to adorn fome- ' future paper . Iam , SIR , your faithful friend Dear Mr. SPECTATOR , - " I ...
... fhall in my next make you a prefent of fecret hiftory , by tranflating all the looks of the next affembly of " Ladies and Gentlemen into words , to adorn fome- ' future paper . Iam , SIR , your faithful friend Dear Mr. SPECTATOR , - " I ...
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... fhall produce two or three inftances of this kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which fome readers are fo much in love with , he has the fol- Jowing verfes . Thefe Equal Syllables alone require , Tho ' oft the ear the open vowels ...
... fhall produce two or three inftances of this kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which fome readers are fo much in love with , he has the fol- Jowing verfes . Thefe Equal Syllables alone require , Tho ' oft the ear the open vowels ...
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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