The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - 361 pages |
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... face is likewise very well known at the Grecian , the Cocoa - Tree , and in the theatres both of Drury - Lane and the Hay - Market . I have been taken for a mer- chant upon the Exchange for above these ten years , and fometimes pafs for ...
... face is likewise very well known at the Grecian , the Cocoa - Tree , and in the theatres both of Drury - Lane and the Hay - Market . I have been taken for a mer- chant upon the Exchange for above these ten years , and fometimes pafs for ...
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... face thefe twelve years , and fo muft you ; but I believe you are the first ever asked who he was . There are , I must confefs , many to whom my perfon is as well known as that of their nearest B 3 relations , relations , who give ...
... face thefe twelve years , and fo muft you ; but I believe you are the first ever asked who he was . There are , I must confefs , many to whom my perfon is as well known as that of their nearest B 3 relations , relations , who give ...
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... faces by confent . Whispers , fqueezes , nods , and embraces , are the innocent freedoms of the place . In fhort , the ⚫ whole defign of this libidinous affembly , feems to terminate in affignations and intrigues ; and I hope you will ...
... faces by confent . Whispers , fqueezes , nods , and embraces , are the innocent freedoms of the place . In fhort , the ⚫ whole defign of this libidinous affembly , feems to terminate in affignations and intrigues ; and I hope you will ...
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... face was not a - kin to my tongue , and looking upon her watch , I accidentally difcovered the fi- 6 gure of a coronet on the back part of it . I was fo tranfported with the thought of fuch an a- mour , that I plied her from one room to ...
... face was not a - kin to my tongue , and looking upon her watch , I accidentally difcovered the fi- 6 gure of a coronet on the back part of it . I was fo tranfported with the thought of fuch an a- mour , that I plied her from one room to ...
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... face , his eldest fifter immediately calls him off , and bids him not disturb the Gentleman . At my first entering into the family , I was troubled with the civility of their rifing up to me every time I came into the room ; but my ...
... face , his eldest fifter immediately calls him off , and bids him not disturb the Gentleman . At my first entering into the family , I was troubled with the civility of their rifing up to me every time I came into the room ; but my ...
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