The Spectator, Volume 3John Bell, 1776 - English essays |
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... receiving any fa- tisfaction on the advantageous fide ; fo that his in- quiries are moft fuccefsful when they discover no- thing . His pleafure arifes from his difappointments , and his life is fpent in purfuit of a fecret that de ...
... receiving any fa- tisfaction on the advantageous fide ; fo that his in- quiries are moft fuccefsful when they discover no- thing . His pleafure arifes from his difappointments , and his life is fpent in purfuit of a fecret that de ...
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... received him coldly with fighs and tears , and all the marks of indifference and averfi- on . This reception fo ftirred up his indignation , that he had certainly flain her with his own hands , had not he feared he himself thould have ...
... received him coldly with fighs and tears , and all the marks of indifference and averfi- on . This reception fo ftirred up his indignation , that he had certainly flain her with his own hands , had not he feared he himself thould have ...
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... received fome good in- formation of the difpofition of their minds ; other- wife the beauty of their perfons , or the charms of their wit , may make us fond of those whom our reafon and judgment will tell us we ought to abhor . When we ...
... received fome good in- formation of the difpofition of their minds ; other- wife the beauty of their perfons , or the charms of their wit , may make us fond of those whom our reafon and judgment will tell us we ought to abhor . When we ...
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... received of one of thofe grinning - matches from a gentleman , who , upon reading the above - mentioned advertisement , entertained a coffee - houfe with the following narrative . Upon the taking of Namure , amidst other publick ...
... received of one of thofe grinning - matches from a gentleman , who , upon reading the above - mentioned advertisement , entertained a coffee - houfe with the following narrative . Upon the taking of Namure , amidst other publick ...
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... received from my correfpon- dents : The first discovers to me a fpecies of fe- males which have hitherto efcaped my notice , and is as follows . 6 6 • · • ་ * Mr. SPECTATOR , AM a young gentleman of a competent for- tunc , and a ...
... received from my correfpon- dents : The first discovers to me a fpecies of fe- males which have hitherto efcaped my notice , and is as follows . 6 6 • · • ་ * Mr. SPECTATOR , AM a young gentleman of a competent for- tunc , and a ...
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