“The” Spectator ...J. Wood, 1761 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 8
... tempers . It is a fault very justly found in hiftories compofed by po- liticians , that they leave nothing to chance or humour , but are fill for deriving every action from fome plot and contrivance , for drawing up a perpetual scheme ...
... tempers . It is a fault very justly found in hiftories compofed by po- liticians , that they leave nothing to chance or humour , but are fill for deriving every action from fome plot and contrivance , for drawing up a perpetual scheme ...
Page 11
... temper be grave or fullen , you must not be too much pleafed with a jeft , or tranfported with any think that is gay and divert- ing . If his beauty be none of the best , you must be a profeffed admirer of prudence , or any other ...
... temper be grave or fullen , you must not be too much pleafed with a jeft , or tranfported with any think that is gay and divert- ing . If his beauty be none of the best , you must be a profeffed admirer of prudence , or any other ...
Page 28
... tempers , there fhould be fome me- thod taken to inform the world at what time it is fafe to attack them , and when you had best to let them alone . But , fubmitting these matters to your more ferious con- , fideration , I am , SIR ...
... tempers , there fhould be fome me- thod taken to inform the world at what time it is fafe to attack them , and when you had best to let them alone . But , fubmitting these matters to your more ferious con- , fideration , I am , SIR ...
Page 32
... temper the plays before me , fometimes dancing in the midft of the room , fometimes ftriking an air at her fpinet , varying her pofture and her charms in fuch a manner that I am in continual pleafure : fhe will play the fool , if I ...
... temper the plays before me , fometimes dancing in the midft of the room , fometimes ftriking an air at her fpinet , varying her pofture and her charms in fuch a manner that I am in continual pleafure : fhe will play the fool , if I ...
Page 33
... tempers , who are not flaves to af fection , owe that exemption to their being enthralled by ambition , avarice , or fome meaner paffion . I have ten ⚫ thousand thousand things more to fay , but my wife fees me writing , and will ...
... tempers , who are not flaves to af fection , owe that exemption to their being enthralled by ambition , avarice , or fome meaner paffion . I have ten ⚫ thousand thousand things more to fay , but my wife fees me writing , and will ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt Alcibiades beautiful becauſe befides behaviour beſt cafe circumftance confequence confider confideration converfation correfpondent defcribed deferves defign defire difcourfe difcover eyes faid fame fatire fatisfaction fecond fecret feems feen felf fenfe fent feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpecies fpeculation fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuperiority fure gentleman give greateſt himſelf honour humble fervant humour huſband inftance itſelf kind laft leaft lefs letter live loft look lover mafter mankind manner mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obferve occafion ourſelves OVID paffed paffion perfon philofopher pleafed pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent preferved raiſed reafon renegado reprefented Sappho ſhall ſhe Socrates ſpeak SPECTATOR temper thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand uſe virtue whofe whole wife woman