The Spectator, Volume 3John Bell, 1776 - English essays |
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Page 11
... carry the humour fo far , antil their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness a of lover , and are then fure to meet · meet in their turn with all the contempt and fcorn No 171 . 11 THE SPECTATOR .
... carry the humour fo far , antil their affected coldness and indifference quite kills all the fondness a of lover , and are then fure to meet · meet in their turn with all the contempt and fcorn No 171 . 11 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 16
... carried a- way by mere beauty , or mere wit , Omniamante , with all her vice , will bear away as much of our good - will as the most innocent virgin or difcreet matron ; and there cannot be a more abject fla- very in this world , than ...
... carried a- way by mere beauty , or mere wit , Omniamante , with all her vice , will bear away as much of our good - will as the most innocent virgin or difcreet matron ; and there cannot be a more abject fla- very in this world , than ...
Page 19
... carry ten flone weight , if fourteen hands high ; if above or under to ca ry or be allowed weight for inches , and to be entered Friday the fifth , at the Swan in Coleshill , } Colefhill , before fix in the evening . Also No 173 . THE ...
... carry ten flone weight , if fourteen hands high ; if above or under to ca ry or be allowed weight for inches , and to be entered Friday the fifth , at the Swan in Coleshill , } Colefhill , before fix in the evening . Also No 173 . THE ...
Page 20
... carry for its pofy the old motto inverted ; Detur tetriori . Or to accommodate it to the capacity of the com- batants , The frightfull'ft grinner . Be the winner . In the mean while I would advise a Dutch paint- er to be prefent at this ...
... carry for its pofy the old motto inverted ; Detur tetriori . Or to accommodate it to the capacity of the com- batants , The frightfull'ft grinner . Be the winner . In the mean while I would advise a Dutch paint- er to be prefent at this ...
Page 21
... carry away the honour of the day ; but up- on a further trial they found he was mafter only of the merry grin . The next that mounted the table was a malecon- tent in those days , and a great master in the whole art of grinning , but ...
... carry away the honour of the day ; but up- on a further trial they found he was mafter only of the merry grin . The next that mounted the table was a malecon- tent in those days , and a great master in the whole art of grinning , but ...
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