The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 40
... heard me thus , and tho ' divinely brought , Let innocence and virgin modefty , Her virtue , and the confcience of her worth , That would be woo'd , and not unfought be won , Not obvious , not obtrusive , but retir'd The more defirable ...
... heard me thus , and tho ' divinely brought , Let innocence and virgin modefty , Her virtue , and the confcience of her worth , That would be woo'd , and not unfought be won , Not obvious , not obtrusive , but retir'd The more defirable ...
Page 59
... heard that the ftate he talked of was only a dream and delufion ; that he had not ftirred from the place where he then ftood ; and that he had only dipped his head into the water , and immedi- ately taken it out again . The Mahometan ...
... heard that the ftate he talked of was only a dream and delufion ; that he had not ftirred from the place where he then ftood ; and that he had only dipped his head into the water , and immedi- ately taken it out again . The Mahometan ...
Page 63
... heard it objected against that piece , that its inftructions are not of general ufe , but only fitted for a great lady ; but I confess I am not of that opinion ; for I don't remember that there are any rules laid down for the expences ...
... heard it objected against that piece , that its inftructions are not of general ufe , but only fitted for a great lady ; but I confess I am not of that opinion ; for I don't remember that there are any rules laid down for the expences ...
Page 65
... in the Temple . A young gentleman of the houfe , who ( as I heard him fay afterwards ) feeing me half - ftarved and well- dreffed , thought me an equipageready to his hand , • after • · · • · 7 " 3 . after N ° 96 65 THE SPECTATOR .
... in the Temple . A young gentleman of the houfe , who ( as I heard him fay afterwards ) feeing me half - ftarved and well- dreffed , thought me an equipageready to his hand , • after • · · • · 7 " 3 . after N ° 96 65 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 86
... heard at a con- fiderable diftance when the wind fits fair . This is one of the most difficult parts of the Exercife ; but I have feveral ladies with me , who at their firft entrance could ' not give a pop loud enough to be heard at the ...
... heard at a con- fiderable diftance when the wind fits fair . This is one of the most difficult parts of the Exercife ; but I have feveral ladies with me , who at their firft entrance could ' not give a pop loud enough to be heard at the ...
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