The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - 361 pages |
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Page 19
... person ! how is the whole woman exprcffed in her appear- ance ! her air has the beauty of motion , and her ⚫ look the force of language . ' < • It was prudence to turn away my eyes from this object , and therefore I turned them to the ...
... person ! how is the whole woman exprcffed in her appear- ance ! her air has the beauty of motion , and her ⚫ look the force of language . ' < • It was prudence to turn away my eyes from this object , and therefore I turned them to the ...
Page 179
... person . How like is this Lady , and how unlike is a Pict to that defcription Dr. Donne gives of his miftrefs ? Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks , and fo diftinctly wrought , That one would almost fay her body thought ...
... person . How like is this Lady , and how unlike is a Pict to that defcription Dr. Donne gives of his miftrefs ? Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks , and fo diftinctly wrought , That one would almost fay her body thought ...
Page 187
... person of a quick ani- mal life , it generally exerts itself in poetry . One might here mention a few military writers , who give great entertainment to the age , by reafon that the ftupidity of their heads is quickened by the ala ...
... person of a quick ani- mal life , it generally exerts itself in poetry . One might here mention a few military writers , who give great entertainment to the age , by reafon that the ftupidity of their heads is quickened by the ala ...
Page 210
... persons who reprefent heroes in a tragedy . What made your speculation come very feason- ⚫ably among us , is , that we have now at this place a company of ftrollers , who are very far from offending in the impertinent splendour of the ...
... persons who reprefent heroes in a tragedy . What made your speculation come very feason- ⚫ably among us , is , that we have now at this place a company of ftrollers , who are very far from offending in the impertinent splendour of the ...
Page 298
... a good character of the collection of pictures which is to be exposed to fale on Friday next ; and concluding from the following letter , that that the person who collected them is a man of 298 No 67 . THE SPECTATOR .
... a good character of the collection of pictures which is to be exposed to fale on Friday next ; and concluding from the following letter , that that the person who collected them is a man of 298 No 67 . THE SPECTATOR .
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admiration affembly againſt audience beauty becauſe behaviour bufinefs club confider confiderable converfation correfpondents defcribed defign defire difcourfe difcovered diverfion drefs endeavour English eyes faid falfe fame fatire fatisfaction fcenes fecret feems feen felves fenfe fent feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filk fince firft firſt flain fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fpeak ftage fubject fuch fure Gentleman give greateſt herſelf himſelf honour houſe humble fervant humour inſtead itſelf kind King Lady laft laſt lefs likewife lion look mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature obferved occafion opera ourſelves OVID paffed paffion perfon Pharamond philofopher Pict pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poet prefent publick raiſed reader reafon reprefent ſeveral ſhe ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion tragedy ufual underſtand uſe verfe whofe whole woman words writing