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Page 43
... himself for the Admiration of his Modesty arises from the Manifestation of his
Merit I must confess , we live in an Age wherein a few empty Blusterers carry
away the Praise of Speaking , while a Croud of Fellows over - stock'd with
Knowledge ...
... himself for the Admiration of his Modesty arises from the Manifestation of his
Merit I must confess , we live in an Age wherein a few empty Blusterers carry
away the Praise of Speaking , while a Croud of Fellows over - stock'd with
Knowledge ...
Page 53
Thus it is observed that Men sometimes , upon the Hour of their Departure , do
speak and reason above them selves , for then the Soul beginning to be freed
from the Ligaments of the Body , begins to reason like her self , and to discourse
in a ...
Thus it is observed that Men sometimes , upon the Hour of their Departure , do
speak and reason above them selves , for then the Soul beginning to be freed
from the Ligaments of the Body , begins to reason like her self , and to discourse
in a ...
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I write next on that Subject , to speak a Word or two upon Friday , the present
Duties on Castie - Soap . But there is none of Sept 19 , these my Correspondents
, who writes with a greater Turn of good Sense and Elegance of Expression , than
...
I write next on that Subject , to speak a Word or two upon Friday , the present
Duties on Castie - Soap . But there is none of Sept 19 , these my Correspondents
, who writes with a greater Turn of good Sense and Elegance of Expression , than
...
Page 63
With all Persons who have made good Sense the Rule of Action , Marriage is
describ'd as the State capable of the highest humane Felicity . Tully has
Epistles_full of affectionate Pleasure , when he writes to his Wife of speaks of his
children .
With all Persons who have made good Sense the Rule of Action , Marriage is
describ'd as the State capable of the highest humane Felicity . Tully has
Epistles_full of affectionate Pleasure , when he writes to his Wife of speaks of his
children .
Page 64
Spencer speaks of each Kind of Love with great Justice , and attributes the
highest Praise to Friendship , and indeed there is no disputing that Point , but by
making that Friendship take place between two married Persons . Hard is the
Doubt ...
Spencer speaks of each Kind of Love with great Justice , and attributes the
highest Praise to Friendship , and indeed there is no disputing that Point , but by
making that Friendship take place between two married Persons . Hard is the
Doubt ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Essays [no. 164-167] The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Contributor | George Gregory Smith |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1913 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2014 |
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