The Spectator, Volume 2J.M. Dent & Company, 1924 |
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Page 99
... present at the Gluttony of a modern Meal ? Would not he have thought the Master of a Family mad , and have begged his Servants to tie down his Hands , had he seen him devour Fowl , Fish and Flesh ; swallow Oyl and Vinegar , Wines and ...
... present at the Gluttony of a modern Meal ? Would not he have thought the Master of a Family mad , and have begged his Servants to tie down his Hands , had he seen him devour Fowl , Fish and Flesh ; swallow Oyl and Vinegar , Wines and ...
Page 104
... present state of my Mind I was reading your Spectator of the 9th Instant , and thought the Circumstance of the Ass divided between two Bundles of Hay which equally affected his Senses , was a lively Representation of my present ...
... present state of my Mind I was reading your Spectator of the 9th Instant , and thought the Circumstance of the Ass divided between two Bundles of Hay which equally affected his Senses , was a lively Representation of my present ...
Page 116
... present in your ill View you promise your self from me , will be followed by Distaste and Satiety ; but the Transports of a virtuous Love are the least Part of its Happiness . The Raptures of Innocent Passion are but like Lightning to ...
... present in your ill View you promise your self from me , will be followed by Distaste and Satiety ; but the Transports of a virtuous Love are the least Part of its Happiness . The Raptures of Innocent Passion are but like Lightning to ...
Page 120
... present Buildings are sufficient for all the Inhabitants , if any of them should forsake the old to inhabit the new ... present Prices , the Landlords with half their present Rents ; and thus by so great an Enlargement of the Country ...
... present Buildings are sufficient for all the Inhabitants , if any of them should forsake the old to inhabit the new ... present Prices , the Landlords with half their present Rents ; and thus by so great an Enlargement of the Country ...
Page 121
... present Value , or pay more than one Fourth Part of the present Tax It is generally observed , That in Countries of the greatest Plenty there is the poorest Living ; like the Schoolmen's Ass , in one of my Speculations , the People ...
... present Value , or pay more than one Fourth Part of the present Tax It is generally observed , That in Countries of the greatest Plenty there is the poorest Living ; like the Schoolmen's Ass , in one of my Speculations , the People ...
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