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Page 71
Juvenal indeed mentions a drou• fy husband who raised ' an ... Your pen , which
loves to moralize upon all subjects , may raise something , methinks , on this
circumstance also , and point out to us thote sets of men , who instead of growing
...
Juvenal indeed mentions a drou• fy husband who raised ' an ... Your pen , which
loves to moralize upon all subjects , may raise something , methinks , on this
circumstance also , and point out to us thote sets of men , who instead of growing
...
Page 79
How many noble arguments has Saint Paul raised from the ? chief articles of our
religion , for the advancing * of morality in its three great branches ? To give ' a
fingle example in each kind : What can be a stronger motive to a firm trust and ...
How many noble arguments has Saint Paul raised from the ? chief articles of our
religion , for the advancing * of morality in its three great branches ? To give ' a
fingle example in each kind : What can be a stronger motive to a firm trust and ...
Page 139
If the same omnipotent Power which made the world , should at this time raise out
of the ocean , and join to Great Britain an equal extent of land , with equal
buildings , corn , cattle , and other conveniencies and necessaries of life , but no
men ...
If the same omnipotent Power which made the world , should at this time raise out
of the ocean , and join to Great Britain an equal extent of land , with equal
buildings , corn , cattle , and other conveniencies and necessaries of life , but no
men ...
Page 146
... the sudden popularity which was raised about the lad ; and perhaps , with my
friend Tacitus , fell into observations upon it , which were too great for the
occafion ; or ascribed this general favour to causes which had nothing to do
towards it .
... the sudden popularity which was raised about the lad ; and perhaps , with my
friend Tacitus , fell into observations upon it , which were too great for the
occafion ; or ascribed this general favour to causes which had nothing to do
towards it .
Page 183
There • is not a more improving exercise to the human • mind , than to be
frequently reviewing its own great privileges and endowments ; nor a more ef•
fectual means to awaken in us an ambition raised .. above low objects and little
pursuits ...
There • is not a more improving exercise to the human • mind , than to be
frequently reviewing its own great privileges and endowments ; nor a more ef•
fectual means to awaken in us an ambition raised .. above low objects and little
pursuits ...
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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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