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Page 14
... 1711 , or received some good Information of the Disposition of their Minds ;
otherwise the Beauty of their persons , or the Charms of their Wit , may make us
fond of those whom our Reason and Judgment will tell us we ought to abhor .
... 1711 , or received some good Information of the Disposition of their Minds ;
otherwise the Beauty of their persons , or the Charms of their Wit , may make us
fond of those whom our Reason and Judgment will tell us we ought to abhor .
Page 22
When I have my Returns from Abroad , I can tell to a Shilling by the Help of
Numbers the Profit or Loss by my Adventure ; but I ought also to be able to shew
that I had Reason for making it , either from my own Experience or that of other
people ...
When I have my Returns from Abroad , I can tell to a Shilling by the Help of
Numbers the Profit or Loss by my Adventure ; but I ought also to be able to shew
that I had Reason for making it , either from my own Experience or that of other
people ...
Page 29
You are to understand that I am one of those innocent Mortals , who suffer
Derision under that Word , for being governed by the best of Wives , It would be
worth your Consideration to enter into the Nature of Affection it self , and tell us ...
You are to understand that I am one of those innocent Mortals , who suffer
Derision under that Word , for being governed by the best of Wives , It would be
worth your Consideration to enter into the Nature of Affection it self , and tell us ...
Page 37
... Diffidence is raised ; but not a Word of a Man who is so unmerciful as to move
Jealousie in his Wife , and not care whether she is so or not . It is possible you
may not believe there are such Tyrants in the World : but alas I can tell you of a
Man ...
... Diffidence is raised ; but not a Word of a Man who is so unmerciful as to move
Jealousie in his Wife , and not care whether she is so or not . It is possible you
may not believe there are such Tyrants in the World : but alas I can tell you of a
Man ...
Page 38
... and help the Utterance of my inward Anguish by beholding the Gush of my own
Calamities as my Tears fall from my Eyes . This looks like an imagined Picture to
tell you , but indeed this is one of my Pastimes . Hitherto I have only told you the ...
... and help the Utterance of my inward Anguish by beholding the Gush of my own
Calamities as my Tears fall from my Eyes . This looks like an imagined Picture to
tell you , but indeed this is one of my Pastimes . Hitherto I have only told you the ...
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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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