The Spectator, Volume 3John Bell, 1776 - English essays |
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Page 70
... actions of Nicholas Hart , but as it feems a very na- tural picture of the life of many an honeft English- Gentleman , whofe whole hiftory very often confiftes of yawning , nodding , ftretching , turning , fleep-- ing , drinking , and ...
... actions of Nicholas Hart , but as it feems a very na- tural picture of the life of many an honeft English- Gentleman , whofe whole hiftory very often confiftes of yawning , nodding , ftretching , turning , fleep-- ing , drinking , and ...
Page 83
... actions , concealed the moft accomplished jilt of her time . Her negligence had to me a charm in it like that of chastity , and want of defires feemed as great a merit as the conqueft of them , " The air fhe gave herself was that of a ...
... actions , concealed the moft accomplished jilt of her time . Her negligence had to me a charm in it like that of chastity , and want of defires feemed as great a merit as the conqueft of them , " The air fhe gave herself was that of a ...
Page 86
... actions be tranfmitted by the pureft and moft untainted memorialifts . The din which attends victories and publick triumphs is by far lefs eligible , than the recital of the actions of great men by honeft and wife hiftorians . It is a ...
... actions be tranfmitted by the pureft and moft untainted memorialifts . The din which attends victories and publick triumphs is by far lefs eligible , than the recital of the actions of great men by honeft and wife hiftorians . It is a ...
Page 101
... actions and gentleman- like inclinations ) is the companion of drunken clowns , and knows no fenfe of praise but in the flattery he receives from his own fervants ; his plea- fures are mean and inordinate , his language bafe and filthy ...
... actions and gentleman- like inclinations ) is the companion of drunken clowns , and knows no fenfe of praise but in the flattery he receives from his own fervants ; his plea- fures are mean and inordinate , his language bafe and filthy ...
Page 102
... , it will be had in remembrance that fuch an action was done by fuch a one's father . Such con- fiderations fweeten the old man's evening , and his foliloquy little time much beneath them ; or , as the 104 No 192 . THE SPECTATOR .
... , it will be had in remembrance that fuch an action was done by fuch a one's father . Such con- fiderations fweeten the old man's evening , and his foliloquy little time much beneath them ; or , as the 104 No 192 . THE SPECTATOR .
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