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... in some parts of these Discourses , the Character of a Good - natured , Honest
and Accomplished Gentleman , But such Representations give my Reader an
Idea of a Person blameless only , or only laudable for such Perfections as extend
...
... in some parts of these Discourses , the Character of a Good - natured , Honest
and Accomplished Gentleman , But such Representations give my Reader an
Idea of a Person blameless only , or only laudable for such Perfections as extend
...
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Leonilla , to oblige her , told her with great Frankness , that she looked upon him
as one of the most worthless — Celia , foreseeing what a Character she was to
expect , begged her not to go on , for that she had been privately married to him ...
Leonilla , to oblige her , told her with great Frankness , that she looked upon him
as one of the most worthless — Celia , foreseeing what a Character she was to
expect , begged her not to go on , for that she had been privately married to him ...
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... in fine Cloaths shall be suddenly heard with Attention , ' till he has betrayed him
self ; whereas a Man of Sense appearing with a Dress of Negligence , shall be
but coldly received ' till he be prov'd by Time , and established in a Character .
... in fine Cloaths shall be suddenly heard with Attention , ' till he has betrayed him
self ; whereas a Man of Sense appearing with a Dress of Negligence , shall be
but coldly received ' till he be prov'd by Time , and established in a Character .
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HE other Day looking over those old Manuscripts , which relate to the Character
of the mighty Pharamond of France , and the close Friendship between him and
his Friend Eucrate ; I found , among the Letters which had been in the Custody of
...
HE other Day looking over those old Manuscripts , which relate to the Character
of the mighty Pharamond of France , and the close Friendship between him and
his Friend Eucrate ; I found , among the Letters which had been in the Custody of
...
Page 34
Another , of a quite con trary Character , subscribes herself Xantippe , and tells
me , that she follows the Example of her Name - sake ; for being married to a
bookish Man , who has no Knowledge of the World , she is forced to take their
Affairs ...
Another , of a quite con trary Character , subscribes herself Xantippe , and tells
me , that she follows the Example of her Name - sake ; for being married to a
bookish Man , who has no Knowledge of the World , she is forced to take their
Affairs ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Essays [no. 164-167] The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Contributor | George Gregory Smith |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1913 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2014 |
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