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Page 11
As for the first , I have the whole Scheme of the Discourse in my Mind before I set
Pen to Paper . In the other Kind of Writing , it is sufficient that I have several
Thoughts on a Subject , without troubling my self to range them in such Order ,
that ...
As for the first , I have the whole Scheme of the Discourse in my Mind before I set
Pen to Paper . In the other Kind of Writing , it is sufficient that I have several
Thoughts on a Subject , without troubling my self to range them in such Order ,
that ...
Page 12
Our Dis . putants put me in Mind of the Cuttle Fish , that when he is unable to
extricate himself , blackens all the Water about him till he becomes invisible . The
Man who does not know how to methodíze his Thoughts , has always , to borrow
a ...
Our Dis . putants put me in Mind of the Cuttle Fish , that when he is unable to
extricate himself , blackens all the Water about him till he becomes invisible . The
Man who does not know how to methodíze his Thoughts , has always , to borrow
a ...
Page 17
It is naturally apt to fill the Mind with Calmness and Tranquillity , and to lay all its
turbulent Passions at Rest . It gives us a great Insight into the Contrivance and
Wisdom of Providence , and suggests innumerable Subjects for Meditation .
cannot ...
It is naturally apt to fill the Mind with Calmness and Tranquillity , and to lay all its
turbulent Passions at Rest . It gives us a great Insight into the Contrivance and
Wisdom of Providence , and suggests innumerable Subjects for Meditation .
cannot ...
Page 23
But the Man who brings his Reason to support his Passion , and beholds what he
loves as liable to all the Calamities of humane Life both in Body and Mind , and
even at the best , what must bring upon him new Cares and new Relar tions ...
But the Man who brings his Reason to support his Passion , and beholds what he
loves as liable to all the Calamities of humane Life both in Body and Mind , and
even at the best , what must bring upon him new Cares and new Relar tions ...
Page 30
... in Times of Vacancy and Recess from Business , have made my self Master of
Italian and French ; and though the Progress I have made in my Business has
gain'd me Reputation enough for one of my Standing , yet my Mind suggests to
me ...
... in Times of Vacancy and Recess from Business , have made my self Master of
Italian and French ; and though the Progress I have made in my Business has
gain'd me Reputation enough for one of my Standing , yet my Mind suggests to
me ...
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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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