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Page 18
She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands , and was clothed in a loose
flowing robe , embroidered with several figures of fiends and spectres that
discovered themselves in a thousand chiEr erical shapes , as her garment
hovered in ...
She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands , and was clothed in a loose
flowing robe , embroidered with several figures of fiends and spectres that
discovered themselves in a thousand chiEr erical shapes , as her garment
hovered in ...
Page 44
They seem generally to be of opinion , that the fair at home ought to reward them
for their services abroad , and that , till the cause of their country calls them again
into the field , they have a sort of - right to quarter themselves upon the ladies .
They seem generally to be of opinion , that the fair at home ought to reward them
for their services abroad , and that , till the cause of their country calls them again
into the field , they have a sort of - right to quarter themselves upon the ladies .
Page 153
As I had many coquettes recommended to me by their parents , their husbands ,
and their lovers , I let them in all at once , desiring them to divert themselves
together as well as they could . Upon their emerging again into day - light , you
would ...
As I had many coquettes recommended to me by their parents , their husbands ,
and their lovers , I let them in all at once , desiring them to divert themselves
together as well as they could . Upon their emerging again into day - light , you
would ...
Page 154
Seeing myself surrounded with a body of Freethinkers , and scoffers at religion ,
who were making themselves merry at the fober looks and thoughtful brows of
those who had been in the cave ; I thrust them all in , one after another , and
locked ...
Seeing myself surrounded with a body of Freethinkers , and scoffers at religion ,
who were making themselves merry at the fober looks and thoughtful brows of
those who had been in the cave ; I thrust them all in , one after another , and
locked ...
Page 178
How pleasing is the amusement of walking among the shades and groves
planted by themselves , in surveying heroes slain by their needle , or little Cupids
which they brave brought into the world without pain ! This is , methinks , the most
...
How pleasing is the amusement of walking among the shades and groves
planted by themselves , in surveying heroes slain by their needle , or little Cupids
which they brave brought into the world without pain ! This is , methinks , the most
...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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