“The” Spectator, Volume 6J. Parsons, 1793 - English essays |
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Page 23
... passes by him with a good - morrow or a good - night . This the old man does out of the over- flowings of his humanity , though at the same time it renders him so popular among all his country neigh- bours , that it is thought to have ...
... passes by him with a good - morrow or a good - night . This the old man does out of the over- flowings of his humanity , though at the same time it renders him so popular among all his country neigh- bours , that it is thought to have ...
Page 30
... pass over the head of any English Monarch , nor cover it with so much honour . The crown and sceptre seemed to be the Queen's last ornaments ; those other Princes wore in common with her , and her great personal vir- tues were the same ...
... pass over the head of any English Monarch , nor cover it with so much honour . The crown and sceptre seemed to be the Queen's last ornaments ; those other Princes wore in common with her , and her great personal vir- tues were the same ...
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... pass . There are writers of great distinction , who have made it an argument for Providence , that the whole earth is covered with green rather than with any other colour , as being such a right mixture of light and shade , that it ...
... pass . There are writers of great distinction , who have made it an argument for Providence , that the whole earth is covered with green rather than with any other colour , as being such a right mixture of light and shade , that it ...
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... pass , but from one of the three following rea- sons : either that the idea of a God is innate and co - ex- istent with the mind itself ; or that this truth is so very obvious , that it is discovered by the first exertion of reason of ...
... pass , but from one of the three following rea- sons : either that the idea of a God is innate and co - ex- istent with the mind itself ; or that this truth is so very obvious , that it is discovered by the first exertion of reason of ...
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... pass away hours of conversation upon the mis- carriages of other people ; but since they will do so , they who value their reputation should be cautious of appearances to their disadvantage : but very often our young women , as well as ...
... pass away hours of conversation upon the mis- carriages of other people ; but since they will do so , they who value their reputation should be cautious of appearances to their disadvantage : but very often our young women , as well as ...
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