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Page 56
He smiled at my simplicity , and told me , that it was his design to give us a tune
upon it . As I was surprised at such a promise , he sent for an old frying - pan ,
and grating it upon the board , whistled to it in fuch a melodious manner , that you
...
He smiled at my simplicity , and told me , that it was his design to give us a tune
upon it . As I was surprised at such a promise , he sent for an old frying - pan ,
and grating it upon the board , whistled to it in fuch a melodious manner , that you
...
Page 73
Let a man's estate be what it will , he is a poor man if he does not live within it ,
and naturally sets himself to sale to any one that can give him his price . When
Pittacus , after the death of his brother , who had left him a good estate , was
offered ...
Let a man's estate be what it will , he is a poor man if he does not live within it ,
and naturally sets himself to sale to any one that can give him his price . When
Pittacus , after the death of his brother , who had left him a good estate , was
offered ...
Page 102
This gave occasion to one of our most eminent English writers to represent every
one of them as lying under a kind of curse pronounced to them in the words of
Goliuh , I will give ibee to the fowls of the air , and to the beasts of the peld .
This gave occasion to one of our most eminent English writers to represent every
one of them as lying under a kind of curse pronounced to them in the words of
Goliuh , I will give ibee to the fowls of the air , and to the beasts of the peld .
Page 111
Y the last post I received the following letter , which is built upon a thought that is
new , and very well carried for which reasons I shall give it to the public without
alteration , addition , or amendment . B on ; IT 6 6 6 SIR , T was a good piece of ...
Y the last post I received the following letter , which is built upon a thought that is
new , and very well carried for which reasons I shall give it to the public without
alteration , addition , or amendment . B on ; IT 6 6 6 SIR , T was a good piece of ...
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 ...
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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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