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Page 53
But it is no wonder there should be · famine , where so much of the people's
substance ' is taken away for the king's use , that they have not fufficient " left to
provide againft accidents ; " where so many of the men are taken from the plough
to ...
But it is no wonder there should be · famine , where so much of the people's
substance ' is taken away for the king's use , that they have not fufficient " left to
provide againft accidents ; " where so many of the men are taken from the plough
to ...
Page 113
That I may ftate my case to you the more ful : ly , I shall transcribe fome short
minutes I have • taken of him ini my almanack since last spring 5 . for you must
know there are certain feasons of • the year , according to which , I will not say
our ...
That I may ftate my case to you the more ful : ly , I shall transcribe fome short
minutes I have • taken of him ini my almanack since last spring 5 . for you must
know there are certain feasons of • the year , according to which , I will not say
our ...
Page 114
habit of body ; and had taken abundance of remedies to . no purpose . At length ,
says the fable , a physician cured him by the following method : He took an
hollow ball of wood , and filled it with several drugs ; after which he clofed it up fo
...
habit of body ; and had taken abundance of remedies to . no purpose . At length ,
says the fable , a physician cured him by the following method : He took an
hollow ball of wood , and filled it with several drugs ; after which he clofed it up fo
...
Page 236
In this temple it was usual for despairing lovers to make their vows in secret , and
afterwards to fling themselves from the top of the precipice into the sea , where
they were sometimes taken up alive . This place was therefore called , The ...
In this temple it was usual for despairing lovers to make their vows in secret , and
afterwards to fling themselves from the top of the precipice into the sea , where
they were sometimes taken up alive . This place was therefore called , The ...
Page 304
There are several of them translated , but with fuch wide deviations from the
original , and in a stile so far differing from the authors that the translator feems
rather to ' have taken hints for the expressing his own sepse and thoughts , than
to ...
There are several of them translated , but with fuch wide deviations from the
original , and in a stile so far differing from the authors that the translator feems
rather to ' have taken hints for the expressing his own sepse and thoughts , than
to ...
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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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