“The” Spectator ... |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 14
They call ' thee and thy subjects barbarians , because we speak what we mean ;
and account themselves a civilized people , • because they speak one thing , and
mean another : truth they call barbarity , and falsehood politeness . Upon my ...
They call ' thee and thy subjects barbarians , because we speak what we mean ;
and account themselves a civilized people , • because they speak one thing , and
mean another : truth they call barbarity , and falsehood politeness . Upon my ...
Page 61
Those who have little or no faith in the abilities of a quack , will apply themselves
to him , ciner because he is willing to fell health at a reasonable prot , or because
the patient , like a drowning man , catches at every twig , and hopes for reVOL ...
Those who have little or no faith in the abilities of a quack , will apply themselves
to him , ciner because he is willing to fell health at a reasonable prot , or because
the patient , like a drowning man , catches at every twig , and hopes for reVOL ...
Page 74
In a word , a man might reply to one of these comforters , as Auguftus did to his
friend , who advised him not to grieve for the death of a person whom he loved ,
because his grief could not fetch him again : It is for that very reason , said the ...
In a word , a man might reply to one of these comforters , as Auguftus did to his
friend , who advised him not to grieve for the death of a person whom he loved ,
because his grief could not fetch him again : It is for that very reason , said the ...
Page 133
I do not indeed wonder that the actors should be such professed enemies to
those among our nation who arc commonly known by the name of critics , since it
is a rule among these gentlemen , to fall upon a play , not because it is ill written ...
I do not indeed wonder that the actors should be such professed enemies to
those among our nation who arc commonly known by the name of critics , since it
is a rule among these gentlemen , to fall upon a play , not because it is ill written ...
Page 236
But because I would do nothing that is imprudent , I beg of you to give me your
answers to some questions I will write down , and desire you to get them printed
in the SPECTATOR , and I do not doubt but you will give such advice , as , I am ...
But because I would do nothing that is imprudent , I beg of you to give me your
answers to some questions I will write down , and desire you to get them printed
in the SPECTATOR , and I do not doubt but you will give such advice , as , I am ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquainted actions againſt appear beautiful becauſe believe body caſe conſider creatures deſign deſire divine effects eternity exiſtence eyes fair fall firſt fortune give hand happineſs happy hath head hear heart himſelf honour hope human huſband imagination itſelf kind king lady laſt late letter light lived look lover manner married maſter means mention mind moſt muſt myſelf nature never night objects obſerved occaſion once ourſelves pain particular perſon pleaſed pleaſure preſent reader reaſon received ſaid ſame ſays ſee ſeems ſenſe ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſince ſome ſoul ſpeak SPECTATOR ſtate ſtill ſubject ſuch ſure tell themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion told took truth turn uſe virtue whole widow write young
Bibliographic information
| Title | “The” Spectator ... Volume 8 of “The” Spectator |
| Publisher | J. Wood, 1761 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 9 Sep 2019 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |