The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - 361 pages |
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Page 63
... short allowance of thunder and lightning ; though I cannot in this place omit do- ing juftice to the boy who had the direction of the two painted dragons , and made them fpit fire and smoke : He flashed out his roûn in fuch juft ...
... short allowance of thunder and lightning ; though I cannot in this place omit do- ing juftice to the boy who had the direction of the two painted dragons , and made them fpit fire and smoke : He flashed out his roûn in fuch juft ...
Page 109
... short of that of his neighbours : Upon which ( fays the fable ) he defired Jupiter to take the weather again into his own hands , or that otherwise he should ut- terly ruin himself . C VOL . I. K FRIDAY , * No 26 . FRIDAY , MARCH 30 ...
... short of that of his neighbours : Upon which ( fays the fable ) he defired Jupiter to take the weather again into his own hands , or that otherwise he should ut- terly ruin himself . C VOL . I. K FRIDAY , * No 26 . FRIDAY , MARCH 30 ...
Page 124
... and confider that the delicacy of hear- ing , and taste of harmony , has been formed upon thofe founds which every country abounds with : 1 In short , that musick is of a relative In 124 THE TPECTATOR . No 29 . 1 ...
... and confider that the delicacy of hear- ing , and taste of harmony , has been formed upon thofe founds which every country abounds with : 1 In short , that musick is of a relative In 124 THE TPECTATOR . No 29 . 1 ...
Page 125
1 In short , that musick is of a relative nature , and what is harmony to one ear , may be diffonance to another . The fame obfervations which I have made upon the recitative part of mufick , may be applied to all our fongs and airs in ...
1 In short , that musick is of a relative nature , and what is harmony to one ear , may be diffonance to another . The fame obfervations which I have made upon the recitative part of mufick , may be applied to all our fongs and airs in ...
Page 144
... short epitaph written by Ben Johnson , with a fpirit which nothing could inspire but such an object as I have . ' been describing ; Underneath this stone doth lie As much virtue as could die ; Which when alive did vigour give To as much ...
... short epitaph written by Ben Johnson , with a fpirit which nothing could inspire but such an object as I have . ' been describing ; Underneath this stone doth lie As much virtue as could die ; Which when alive did vigour give To as much ...
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