The Spectator, Volume 5George Atherton Aitken G. Routledge, 1898 - English essays |
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Page 71
... seen a spirit . Among all the poets of this kind our English are much the best , by what I have yet seen , whether it be that we abound with more stories of this nature , or that the genius of our country is fitter for this sort of ...
... seen a spirit . Among all the poets of this kind our English are much the best , by what I have yet seen , whether it be that we abound with more stories of this nature , or that the genius of our country is fitter for this sort of ...
Page 231
... seen in the house before they entered ; Trouble , Shame , Infamy , Scorn , and Poverty brought up the rear . Vanity , with her Cupid and Graces , disappeared ; her subjects ran into holes and corners ; but many of them were found and ...
... seen in the house before they entered ; Trouble , Shame , Infamy , Scorn , and Poverty brought up the rear . Vanity , with her Cupid and Graces , disappeared ; her subjects ran into holes and corners ; but many of them were found and ...
Page 313
... seen misbehaving , or even those whom his other servants should point out as guilty of the offensive conduct . Rechteren admitted that he had not himself seen the grimaces and insulting gestures , but he ought , he said , to be at ...
... seen misbehaving , or even those whom his other servants should point out as guilty of the offensive conduct . Rechteren admitted that he had not himself seen the grimaces and insulting gestures , but he ought , he said , to be at ...
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