The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - 361 pages |
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Page 31
... an old woman unluckily observed there were thirteen of us in company . This remark ftruck a panick terror into several who were present , infomuch that one one or two of the Ladies were going to leave No 7 . 31 THE SPECTATOR .
... an old woman unluckily observed there were thirteen of us in company . This remark ftruck a panick terror into several who were present , infomuch that one one or two of the Ladies were going to leave No 7 . 31 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 35
... several rooms where the parties may retire , and , if they please , fhew their faces by confent . Whispers , fqueezes , nods , and embraces , are the innocent freedoms of the place . In fhort , the ⚫ whole defign of this libidinous ...
... several rooms where the parties may retire , and , if they please , fhew their faces by confent . Whispers , fqueezes , nods , and embraces , are the innocent freedoms of the place . In fhort , the ⚫ whole defign of this libidinous ...
Page 38
... George's , which ufed to meet at the fign of the George on St. George's day , and fwear Before George , is ftill fresh in every one's me- mory . There There are at present in several parts of this city 38 No y . THE SPECTATOR .
... George's , which ufed to meet at the fign of the George on St. George's day , and fwear Before George , is ftill fresh in every one's me- mory . There There are at present in several parts of this city 38 No y . THE SPECTATOR .
Page 39
There are at present in several parts of this city what they call Street - Clubs , in which the chief inha- bitants of the ftreet converfe together every night . I remember , upon my inquiring after lodgings in Ormond - Street , the ...
There are at present in several parts of this city what they call Street - Clubs , in which the chief inha- bitants of the ftreet converfe together every night . I remember , upon my inquiring after lodgings in Ormond - Street , the ...
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... lion would not pretend to lay his paws upon the hero , by reafon of the received o- pinion , that a lion will not hurt a virgin : Several who who pretended to have feen the opera in Italy , No 13 . 55 THE SPECTATOR .
... lion would not pretend to lay his paws upon the hero , by reafon of the received o- pinion , that a lion will not hurt a virgin : Several who who pretended to have feen the opera in Italy , No 13 . 55 THE SPECTATOR .
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