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Page 137
Neither do L much doubt but had we a true account of the wonders • the hero last
mentioned performed in his sleep , his con· quering this little globe would hardly
be worth mentioning . I may affirm , without vanity , that when I compare several ...
Neither do L much doubt but had we a true account of the wonders • the hero last
mentioned performed in his sleep , his con· quering this little globe would hardly
be worth mentioning . I may affirm , without vanity , that when I compare several ...
Page 149
For which reason I stifle Fritilla's dream at church last Sunday , who , while the
rest of the audience were enjoying the benefit of an excellent discourse , was
losing her money and jewels to a gentleman at play , till after a strange run of ill
luck ...
For which reason I stifle Fritilla's dream at church last Sunday , who , while the
rest of the audience were enjoying the benefit of an excellent discourse , was
losing her money and jewels to a gentleman at play , till after a strange run of ill
luck ...
Page 192
... endles wealth ? faid be : None , none of these ; who can this Aglaus he ? fter
long search , and vain inquiries pas , in an obscure Arcadian tale at last , ( T'
Arcadian life has always fady been Near Sopho's town ( which he but once had
seer . ) ...
... endles wealth ? faid be : None , none of these ; who can this Aglaus he ? fter
long search , and vain inquiries pas , in an obscure Arcadian tale at last , ( T'
Arcadian life has always fady been Near Sopho's town ( which he but once had
seer . ) ...
Page 213
T paper ; the HERE are two extremes in the ftile of humour ; one of which consists
in the use of that little pert phraseology which I took notice of in my last Ciher in
the affectation of itrained and pompous expresfions , fetched from the learned ...
T paper ; the HERE are two extremes in the ftile of humour ; one of which consists
in the use of that little pert phraseology which I took notice of in my last Ciher in
the affectation of itrained and pompous expresfions , fetched from the learned ...
Page 231
... Ram ; " and have at last met with the proceedings of the courtbaron , held in
that behalf for the space of a whole day . « The record faith , that a strict
inquisition having been ' made into the right of the tenants to their several estates
, by a ...
... Ram ; " and have at last met with the proceedings of the courtbaron , held in
that behalf for the space of a whole day . « The record faith , that a strict
inquisition having been ' made into the right of the tenants to their several estates
, by a ...
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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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