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Page 56
My mother took this opportunity of fpeaking in my behalf : She told him with •
abundance of tears , that I was come to see him , " that I could not speak to her for
weeping , and • that I should certainly break my heart if he re( fused at that time to
...
My mother took this opportunity of fpeaking in my behalf : She told him with •
abundance of tears , that I was come to see him , " that I could not speak to her for
weeping , and • that I should certainly break my heart if he re( fused at that time to
...
Page 199
Nor , when I speak of patrons , do I mean those who either have it not in . their
power , or have no obligation to affift their friends ; but I speak of such leagues
where there is power and obligation on the one part , and merit and expectation
on ...
Nor , when I speak of patrons , do I mean those who either have it not in . their
power , or have no obligation to affift their friends ; but I speak of such leagues
where there is power and obligation on the one part , and merit and expectation
on ...
Page 252
My skill in paintings , where one is not directed by the passion of the pictures , is
fo inconsiderable , that I am in very great perplexity when I offer to speak of any
performances of painters of landskapes , buildings , or single figures . This makes
...
My skill in paintings , where one is not directed by the passion of the pictures , is
fo inconsiderable , that I am in very great perplexity when I offer to speak of any
performances of painters of landskapes , buildings , or single figures . This makes
...
Page 285
... the other's way to avoid one another's eye - thot . He will tell one beauty fhe
was commendeel by another , nay , he will say the gave the woman he speaks
speaks to , the preference in a particular for which NO 234 . THE SPECTATOR .
285.
... the other's way to avoid one another's eye - thot . He will tell one beauty fhe
was commendeel by another , nay , he will say the gave the woman he speaks
speaks to , the preference in a particular for which NO 234 . THE SPECTATOR .
285.
Page 340
... of christenings , runs divisions upon an head - drefs , knows every dith of meat
that is ferved up in her neighbourhood , and entertains her company a whole
afternoon together with the wit of her little boy , before he is able to speak .
... of christenings , runs divisions upon an head - drefs , knows every dith of meat
that is ferved up in her neighbourhood , and entertains her company a whole
afternoon together with the wit of her little boy , before he is able to speak .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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