The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 |
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... means know you do not approve of his conduct . " I am , ·· " Your moft humble fervant , & c . ' N ° 564. WEDNESDAY , JULY 7 . Adfit Regula , peccatis quæ pœnas irroget aquas : Ne fcutica dignum horribili fectere flagello . HOR . Sat ...
... means know you do not approve of his conduct . " I am , ·· " Your moft humble fervant , & c . ' N ° 564. WEDNESDAY , JULY 7 . Adfit Regula , peccatis quæ pœnas irroget aquas : Ne fcutica dignum horribili fectere flagello . HOR . Sat ...
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... mean while I fhall leave this with my curious reader , as fome ingenious writers do their enigmas , and if any fagacious perfon can fairly unriddle it , I A will print his explanation , and , if he pleafes , acṛ quaint the world with ...
... mean while I fhall leave this with my curious reader , as fome ingenious writers do their enigmas , and if any fagacious perfon can fairly unriddle it , I A will print his explanation , and , if he pleafes , acṛ quaint the world with ...
Page 57
... means fur- nifhed me with a tobacco - ftopper . I took it up very fedately , and looking him full in the face , made use of it from time to time , all the while he was was fpeaking : This fellow , fays he , can't No 568 . THE SPECTATOR .
... means fur- nifhed me with a tobacco - ftopper . I took it up very fedately , and looking him full in the face , made use of it from time to time , all the while he was was fpeaking : This fellow , fays he , can't No 568 . THE SPECTATOR .
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... mean by his pickle ? Why does he not write it at length , if he means he- neftly ? I have read over the whole fentence , fays I ; but I look upon the parenthefis in the belly of it to be the most dangerous part , and as full of ...
... mean by his pickle ? Why does he not write it at length , if he means he- neftly ? I have read over the whole fentence , fays I ; but I look upon the parenthefis in the belly of it to be the most dangerous part , and as full of ...
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1 confonant to direct us . I mean , fays I , after those words , the fleet that used to be the terror of the ocean , fhould ... means ? No ! fays he , - -Your hum- ble fervant , Sir ! Upon which he flung himself back in his chair after a ...
1 confonant to direct us . I mean , fays I , after those words , the fleet that used to be the terror of the ocean , fhould ... means ? No ! fays he , - -Your hum- ble fervant , Sir ! Upon which he flung himself back in his chair after a ...
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