“The” Spectator ...J. Wood, 1761 |
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Page 25
... action , or the prudence of any adventure . If , for instance , the chace is his whole adventure , his only returns must be the ftag's horns in the great hall , and the fox's nofe upon the stable door . Without doubt Sir Ro- GER knows ...
... action , or the prudence of any adventure . If , for instance , the chace is his whole adventure , his only returns must be the ftag's horns in the great hall , and the fox's nofe upon the stable door . Without doubt Sir Ro- GER knows ...
Page 61
... actions of Nicholas Hart , but as it feems a very natural picture of the life of many an honeft Eng- lifh gentleman , whofe whole hiftory very often confifts of yawning , nodding , ftretching , turning , fleeping , drinking , and the ...
... actions of Nicholas Hart , but as it feems a very natural picture of the life of many an honeft Eng- lifh gentleman , whofe whole hiftory very often confifts of yawning , nodding , ftretching , turning , fleeping , drinking , and the ...
Page 71
... actions , conceal- ' ed the most accomplished jilt of her time . Her negli- gence had to me a charm in it like that of chastity , and want of defires seemed as great a merit as the conquest ' of them . The air fhe gave herself was that ...
... actions , conceal- ' ed the most accomplished jilt of her time . Her negli- gence had to me a charm in it like that of chastity , and want of defires seemed as great a merit as the conquest ' of them . The air fhe gave herself was that ...
Page 74
... actions in point of fame and repu- tation . The fatyrift fid very well of popular praife and acclamations , give the ... actions be tranfmitted by the purest and most untainted memorialifts . The din which attends victories and public ...
... actions in point of fame and repu- tation . The fatyrift fid very well of popular praife and acclamations , give the ... actions be tranfmitted by the purest and most untainted memorialifts . The din which attends victories and public ...
Page 88
... actions , and gentleman like inclinations ) is the com- panion of drunken clowns , and knows no fenfe of praise but in the flatter y he receives from his own fervants ; his pleafares are mean and inordinate , his language base and ...
... actions , and gentleman like inclinations ) is the com- panion of drunken clowns , and knows no fenfe of praise but in the flatter y he receives from his own fervants ; his pleafares are mean and inordinate , his language base and ...
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