“The” Spectator ...J. Wood, 1761 |
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... letters : while I am filent and unobserved in public meetings , you admired by all that approach you as the life and genius of the converfation . an happy conjunction of different talents meets in him whofe whole difcourfe is at once ...
... letters : while I am filent and unobserved in public meetings , you admired by all that approach you as the life and genius of the converfation . an happy conjunction of different talents meets in him whofe whole difcourfe is at once ...
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... letters of my correfpondents , where it feems beauty is thrown into the accompt , in matters of fale , to thofe who receive no favour from the charmers . Mr SPECTATOR , A June 4 . FTER I have affured you I am in every refpe & one of the ...
... letters of my correfpondents , where it feems beauty is thrown into the accompt , in matters of fale , to thofe who receive no favour from the charmers . Mr SPECTATOR , A June 4 . FTER I have affured you I am in every refpe & one of the ...
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... letter runs wholly upon men- fervants ; and I can attribute the licentioufnefs which has at prefent prevailed among them , to nothing but what an hundred for o- hundred before me have afcribed it to , No 88 . 31 THE SPECTATOR .
... letter runs wholly upon men- fervants ; and I can attribute the licentioufnefs which has at prefent prevailed among them , to nothing but what an hundred for o- hundred before me have afcribed it to , No 88 . 31 THE SPECTATOR .
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... , who are for fpinning out the time of courtship to an immoderate length , without being able either to close with their lovers , or to difinifs them L among I have many letters by me filled with complaints 34 N ° 89 . THE SPECTATOR .
... , who are for fpinning out the time of courtship to an immoderate length , without being able either to close with their lovers , or to difinifs them L among I have many letters by me filled with complaints 34 N ° 89 . THE SPECTATOR .
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... letter from one that calls himself Thirfis , that his mistress has been demurring above these feven years . But all my plaintiffs of this nature , I moft pity the unfortunate Phi- lander , a man of a conftant paffion and plentiful ...
... letter from one that calls himself Thirfis , that his mistress has been demurring above these feven years . But all my plaintiffs of this nature , I moft pity the unfortunate Phi- lander , a man of a conftant paffion and plentiful ...
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