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Page 35
My being thus confident of her , I take , as much as I can judge of my heart , to be
the reason that whatever she does , though it be never * so much against my
inclination , there is still left something in her manner that is amiable . She ' will ...
My being thus confident of her , I take , as much as I can judge of my heart , to be
the reason that whatever she does , though it be never * so much against my
inclination , there is still left something in her manner that is amiable . She ' will ...
Page 36
Upon this we talk • politicks so long , that she is convinced I kiss her • for her
wisdom . It is a common practice with me ' to ask her some question concerning
the conftitution , which she answers me in general out of Harrington's Oceana :
Then I ...
Upon this we talk • politicks so long , that she is convinced I kiss her • for her
wisdom . It is a common practice with me ' to ask her some question concerning
the conftitution , which she answers me in general out of Harrington's Oceana :
Then I ...
Page 181
She is altogether faultless and unblameable ; her family flourises and improves
by her good management . She loves her husband , and is beloved by him . She
brings him a race of beautiful and virtuous children . She distinguisves herself ...
She is altogether faultless and unblameable ; her family flourises and improves
by her good management . She loves her husband , and is beloved by him . She
brings him a race of beautiful and virtuous children . She distinguisves herself ...
Page 208
6 1 s < • felf , and reviling her husband , upon an accidental coming in of a
neighbour ing Lady ( who * says she has writ to you also ) fhe had nothing you
left for it but to fall in a fit . I had the honour to read the paper to her , and have a
pretty ...
6 1 s < • felf , and reviling her husband , upon an accidental coming in of a
neighbour ing Lady ( who * says she has writ to you also ) fhe had nothing you
left for it but to fall in a fit . I had the honour to read the paper to her , and have a
pretty ...
Page 213
She is pretty , dresses well , is rich , and good - humoured ; but either wholly
neglects or • has no notion of that which polite people have • agreed to
distinguish by the name of Delicacy . • After our return from a walk the other day
the threw ...
She is pretty , dresses well , is rich , and good - humoured ; but either wholly
neglects or • has no notion of that which polite people have • agreed to
distinguish by the name of Delicacy . • After our return from a walk the other day
the threw ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 3 The Spectator, Sir Richard Steele |
| Contributors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Publisher | John Bell, 1776 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Oct 2011 |
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