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Page 32
Such informations cannot but be highly improving to thre reader . In works of
humour , especially when a man writes under a fiqitious personage , the talking
of one's self may give some diversion to the public ; but I would advife every other
...
Such informations cannot but be highly improving to thre reader . In works of
humour , especially when a man writes under a fiqitious personage , the talking
of one's self may give some diversion to the public ; but I would advife every other
...
Page 111
Dreams are certainly the result of our waking thoughts , and our daily hopes and
fears are what give the mind ' such nimble relishes of pleasure , and such severe
touches of pain in its midnight rambles . A man that murders 6 his enemy , or ...
Dreams are certainly the result of our waking thoughts , and our daily hopes and
fears are what give the mind ' such nimble relishes of pleasure , and such severe
touches of pain in its midnight rambles . A man that murders 6 his enemy , or ...
Page 112
... that my mind was susceptible of such generous transport while I thought myself
repaying the • kindness of my friend : and I have often been ready to • beg pardon
, instead of returning an injury , after confi• dering , that when the offender was ...
... that my mind was susceptible of such generous transport while I thought myself
repaying the • kindness of my friend : and I have often been ready to • beg pardon
, instead of returning an injury , after confi• dering , that when the offender was ...
Page 121
The pleasure which attends the gratification of our hunger and thirst , is not the
cause of these appetites ; they are previous to any such prospect ; and fo likewife
is the desire of doing good ; with this difference , that being feated in the ...
The pleasure which attends the gratification of our hunger and thirst , is not the
cause of these appetites ; they are previous to any such prospect ; and fo likewife
is the desire of doing good ; with this difference , that being feated in the ...
Page 140
A man should endeavour therefore to wear out of his mind this criminal curiosity ,
which is perpetually heightened and inflamed by listening to such stories as tend
to the disreputation of others . In the second place , a man should consult his ...
A man should endeavour therefore to wear out of his mind this criminal curiosity ,
which is perpetually heightened and inflamed by listening to such stories as tend
to the disreputation of others . In the second place , a man should consult his ...
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| Title | “The” Spectator ... Volume 8 of “The” Spectator |
| Publisher | J. Wood, 1761 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 9 Sep 2019 |
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