The Spectator, Volume 5George Atherton Aitken G. Routledge, 1898 - English essays |
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Page 110
... person should take upon him to commend another . Lastly , that she went into the infirmary to avoid a particular person who took upon him to profess an admiration of her . ' She therefore prayed that to applaud out of due place might be ...
... person should take upon him to commend another . Lastly , that she went into the infirmary to avoid a particular person who took upon him to profess an admiration of her . ' She therefore prayed that to applaud out of due place might be ...
Page 147
... person whose life and con- versation are inquired into . A man who is capable of so infamous a calling as that of a spy is not very much to be relied upon . He can have no great ties of honour or checks of conscience to restrain him in ...
... person whose life and con- versation are inquired into . A man who is capable of so infamous a calling as that of a spy is not very much to be relied upon . He can have no great ties of honour or checks of conscience to restrain him in ...
Page 328
... person must arise from the mean opinion you have of his capacity to do you any service or prejudice ; and that this calling his sufficiency in question must give him inclination , and where this is there never wants strength or ...
... person must arise from the mean opinion you have of his capacity to do you any service or prejudice ; and that this calling his sufficiency in question must give him inclination , and where this is there never wants strength or ...
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