“The” Spectator ...J. Wood, 1761 |
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... themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must endeavour to link it to their own pitch ,. if they would ftill keep them- felves upon a level with them . THE greatest wits that ever were produced in one age , lived ...
... themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must endeavour to link it to their own pitch ,. if they would ftill keep them- felves upon a level with them . THE greatest wits that ever were produced in one age , lived ...
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... themselves . I fhall produce two or three inftan- ces of this kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which fome readers are so much in love with , he has the follow- ing verses . Thefe equal fyllables alone require , Tho ' oft the ...
... themselves . I fhall produce two or three inftan- ces of this kind . Speaking of the infipid smoothness which fome readers are so much in love with , he has the follow- ing verses . Thefe equal fyllables alone require , Tho ' oft the ...
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... is ⚫ entertained only with his own thoughts . Thefe things , dear Madam , will be lafting fatisfactions , when the fine · ladies , S C · " 9 ladies , and the coxcombs by whom they form themselves 16 No. 254- THE SPECTATOR .
... is ⚫ entertained only with his own thoughts . Thefe things , dear Madam , will be lafting fatisfactions , when the fine · ladies , S C · " 9 ladies , and the coxcombs by whom they form themselves 16 No. 254- THE SPECTATOR .
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ladies , and the coxcombs by whom they form themselves , are irreparably ridiculous , ridiculous in old age . I am , Madam , Your most humble fervant , Dear Mr SPECTATOR , γου Mary Home . OU have no goodness in the world , and are not ...
ladies , and the coxcombs by whom they form themselves , are irreparably ridiculous , ridiculous in old age . I am , Madam , Your most humble fervant , Dear Mr SPECTATOR , γου Mary Home . OU have no goodness in the world , and are not ...
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... themselves from the rest of mankind ! Providence for the most part fets us upon a level , and obferves a kind of proportion in its difpenfations to- wards us .. If it renders us perfect in one accomplishments it generally leaves us ...
... themselves from the rest of mankind ! Providence for the most part fets us upon a level , and obferves a kind of proportion in its difpenfations to- wards us .. If it renders us perfect in one accomplishments it generally leaves us ...
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