The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - 361 pages |
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... proper patron of a work , which endeavours to cultivate and polish human life , but promoting virtue and knowledge , and by recommending what --- foever may be either ufeful or ornamental to foci- ety . # I know that the homage I now ...
... proper patron of a work , which endeavours to cultivate and polish human life , but promoting virtue and knowledge , and by recommending what --- foever may be either ufeful or ornamental to foci- ety . # I know that the homage I now ...
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... proper work for an history than for an addrefs of this nature . Your Lordship appears as great in your private life , as in the most important offices which you have borne . I would therefore rather chufe to fpeak of the pleasure you ...
... proper work for an history than for an addrefs of this nature . Your Lordship appears as great in your private life , as in the most important offices which you have borne . I would therefore rather chufe to fpeak of the pleasure you ...
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... proper affurance in his own vindication . He fays it is a civil cowardice to be backward in afferting what you ought to expect , as it is a military fear to be flow in attacking when it is your duty . With this candour does the ...
... proper affurance in his own vindication . He fays it is a civil cowardice to be backward in afferting what you ought to expect , as it is a military fear to be flow in attacking when it is your duty . With this candour does the ...
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... proper place in my follow- ing difcourfes : The prefent writing is only to ad- monifh the world , that they fhall not find me an idle but a bufy fpectator . No 5 . TUESDAY , MARCH 6 . Spectatum admiffi rifum teneatis ? . R HOR , Ars ...
... proper place in my follow- ing difcourfes : The prefent writing is only to ad- monifh the world , that they fhall not find me an idle but a bufy fpectator . No 5 . TUESDAY , MARCH 6 . Spectatum admiffi rifum teneatis ? . R HOR , Ars ...
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... proper motion . While the honeft knight was thus bewildering himself in good starts , I looked attentively upon him , which made him , I thought , collect his mind a lit- tle . What I aim at , fays he , is to reprefent , that I am of ...
... proper motion . While the honeft knight was thus bewildering himself in good starts , I looked attentively upon him , which made him , I thought , collect his mind a lit- tle . What I aim at , fays he , is to reprefent , that I am of ...
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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