The British Essayists: SpectatorAlexander Chalmers J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817 - English essays |
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Page lxxxvi
... endeavour to preserve this work from oblivion , by affixing to it your memo- rable name . I shall not here presume to mention the illus- trious passages of your life , which are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the subject of ...
... endeavour to preserve this work from oblivion , by affixing to it your memo- rable name . I shall not here presume to mention the illus- trious passages of your life , which are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the subject of ...
Page xciv
... endeavour on this occasion to make the world acquainted with your virtues . And here , Sir , I shall not compliment you upon your birth , person , or fortune ; nor on any other the like perfections which you possess , whether you will ...
... endeavour on this occasion to make the world acquainted with your virtues . And here , Sir , I shall not compliment you upon your birth , person , or fortune ; nor on any other the like perfections which you possess , whether you will ...
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... endeavour at a style and air suitable to their understanding . When I say this , I must be understood to mean , that I shall not lower but exalt the subjects I treat upon . Dis- course for their entertainment , is not to be debased but ...
... endeavour at a style and air suitable to their understanding . When I say this , I must be understood to mean , that I shall not lower but exalt the subjects I treat upon . Dis- course for their entertainment , is not to be debased but ...
Page 47
... endeavour to enliven morality with wit , and to temper wit with morality , that my readers may , if possible , both ways find their account in the speculation of the day . And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short ...
... endeavour to enliven morality with wit , and to temper wit with morality , that my readers may , if possible , both ways find their account in the speculation of the day . And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be short ...
Page 49
... endeavour to make an innocent if not an improving entertainment , and by that means at least divert the minds of my female readers from greater trifles . At the same time , as I would fain give some finishing touches to those which are ...
... endeavour to make an innocent if not an improving entertainment , and by that means at least divert the minds of my female readers from greater trifles . At the same time , as I would fain give some finishing touches to those which are ...
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