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Page 10
There is still another Secret that can never fail , if you can once get it believ'd ,
and which is often practis'd by Women of greater Cunning than Virtue : This is to
change Sides for a while with the Jealous Man , and to turn his own Passion
upon ...
There is still another Secret that can never fail , if you can once get it believ'd ,
and which is often practis'd by Women of greater Cunning than Virtue : This is to
change Sides for a while with the Jealous Man , and to turn his own Passion
upon ...
Page 13
... them , without any Regard how they are applied . The Gifts of Nature and
Accomplishments of Art are valuable , but as they are exerted in the Interests of
Virtue , or governed No , 172 . governed by the Rules of Honour THE
SPECTATOR 13.
... them , without any Regard how they are applied . The Gifts of Nature and
Accomplishments of Art are valuable , but as they are exerted in the Interests of
Virtue , or governed No , 172 . governed by the Rules of Honour THE
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Page 16
There is but one thing necessary to keep the Possession of true Glory , which is
to hear the Opposers of it with Patience , and preserve the Virtue by which it was
acquired . When a Man is thoroughly perswaded that he ought neither to admire
...
There is but one thing necessary to keep the Possession of true Glory , which is
to hear the Opposers of it with Patience , and preserve the Virtue by which it was
acquired . When a Man is thoroughly perswaded that he ought neither to admire
...
Page 21
And at best , let Frugality and Parsimony be the Virtues of the Merchant , how
much is his punctual Dealing below a Gentleman's Charity to the Poor , or
Hospitality among his Neighbours ? CAPTAIN SENTRY observed Sir ANDREW
very ...
And at best , let Frugality and Parsimony be the Virtues of the Merchant , how
much is his punctual Dealing below a Gentleman's Charity to the Poor , or
Hospitality among his Neighbours ? CAPTAIN SENTRY observed Sir ANDREW
very ...
Page 22
If to drink so many Hogsheads is to be Wednes- hospitable , we do not contend
for the Fame of that day , Virtue ; but it would be worth while to consider , Sept 19
, 1711 whether so many Artificers at work ten Days together by my Appointment ...
If to drink so many Hogsheads is to be Wednes- hospitable , we do not contend
for the Fame of that day , Virtue ; but it would be worth while to consider , Sept 19
, 1711 whether so many Artificers at work ten Days together by my Appointment ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 2 Everyman's library. Essays Everyman's library: Essays and belles lettres The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Authors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Editor | George Gregory Smith |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Company, 1924 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2016 |
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