The SpectatorRichard Eyres, 1778 - Great Britain |
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Page 55
... Humour- The Parrot's School - Miftrefs - Face half Pict half British - No Man to be an hero of a Tragedy un- der fix feet - Club of Sighers - Letters from Flow- - pots , Elbow - chairs , Tapestry - figures , Lion , Thunder The Bell ...
... Humour- The Parrot's School - Miftrefs - Face half Pict half British - No Man to be an hero of a Tragedy un- der fix feet - Club of Sighers - Letters from Flow- - pots , Elbow - chairs , Tapestry - figures , Lion , Thunder The Bell ...
Page 56
... humour , hang up in feveral of their streets what they call the fign of the Gaper , that is , the head of an idiot dreffed in a cap and bells , and gaping in a most immoderate manner : this is a standing jeft at Amfterdam . Thus every ...
... humour , hang up in feveral of their streets what they call the fign of the Gaper , that is , the head of an idiot dreffed in a cap and bells , and gaping in a most immoderate manner : this is a standing jeft at Amfterdam . Thus every ...
Page 61
... humour , they bait their ears with something which is agreeable to their temper , though below their understanding . Apicius cannot refift being pleased , if you give him an account of a delicious meal ; or Clodius , if you defcribe a ...
... humour , they bait their ears with something which is agreeable to their temper , though below their understanding . Apicius cannot refift being pleased , if you give him an account of a delicious meal ; or Clodius , if you defcribe a ...
Page 78
... humour does not pre- vail only on those whofe fortunes can fupport any change in their equipage , not on thofe only whofe incomes demand the wantonnefs of new appear- ances ; but on fuch alfo who have juft enough to clothe them . An old ...
... humour does not pre- vail only on those whofe fortunes can fupport any change in their equipage , not on thofe only whofe incomes demand the wantonnefs of new appear- ances ; but on fuch alfo who have juft enough to clothe them . An old ...
Page 67
... humour at the treatment of his daughter ; but I I love to shelter myself under the examples of conclude that he would have been much more great men ; and I think , I have fufficiently fhew- fo , had he feen one of thofe kiffing dances ...
... humour at the treatment of his daughter ; but I I love to shelter myself under the examples of conclude that he would have been much more great men ; and I think , I have fufficiently fhew- fo , had he feen one of thofe kiffing dances ...
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admiration Æneid againſt agreeable beauty becauſe befides behaviour cafe circumftances confider confideration converfation defcribed defign defire difcourfe difcover drefs eyes faid falfe fame fatire fecret feems feen felves fenfe fent fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filks fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpeak fpeculation fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuffer fure gentleman give greateſt heart herſelf himſelf honour houfe humble fervant humour huſband inftances itſelf kind lady laft laſt lefs likewife look mafter mankind manner mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obferve occafion ourſelves Ovid paffed paffion perfon pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poet prefent racter raiſed reader reafon reft reprefented ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir Roger ſpeak Spectator ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand uſed verfes VIRG virtue whofe whole woman words