The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... first . Pray bid him remember what he said , and how he was • charmed when he laughed at the heedie's discovery I ⚫ often made of myself ; let him remember how awkward I was in my diffembled indifference towards him before company ...
... first . Pray bid him remember what he said , and how he was • charmed when he laughed at the heedie's discovery I ⚫ often made of myself ; let him remember how awkward I was in my diffembled indifference towards him before company ...
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... first day I am at leifure . As for Mr. Froth and Veny , I did not think they took up fo much of my time and thoughts as I find they do upon my jour- nal . The latter of them I will turn off , if you infift upon it ; and if Mr. Froth ...
... first day I am at leifure . As for Mr. Froth and Veny , I did not think they took up fo much of my time and thoughts as I find they do upon my jour- nal . The latter of them I will turn off , if you infift upon it ; and if Mr. Froth ...
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... first dif- covering his paffion to his miftrefs . The young lady was one , it feems , who had long before conceived a favourable opinion of him , and was ftill in hopes that he would fome time or other make his advances . As he was one ...
... first dif- covering his paffion to his miftrefs . The young lady was one , it feems , who had long before conceived a favourable opinion of him , and was ftill in hopes that he would fome time or other make his advances . As he was one ...
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... first woman immediately ⚫ after her creation ran to a looking - glass , and became fo enamoured of her own face , that he had never removed to view any of the other works of nature , had the not been led off to a man . If you think fit ...
... first woman immediately ⚫ after her creation ran to a looking - glass , and became fo enamoured of her own face , that he had never removed to view any of the other works of nature , had the not been led off to a man . If you think fit ...
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... first year or two , as not to confine itself to the ufual objects of eatables and drinkables , but running out after equipages and fur- niture , and the like extravagancies . To trouble you only with a few of them ; when he was with ...
... first year or two , as not to confine itself to the ufual objects of eatables and drinkables , but running out after equipages and fur- niture , and the like extravagancies . To trouble you only with a few of them ; when he was with ...
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