The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
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Page 56
... tell you in this age of an old man who is contented to pafs for an humourist , and one who does not understand the figure he ought to make in the world , while he lives in a lodging of ten fhillings a week with only one fer- vant ...
... tell you in this age of an old man who is contented to pafs for an humourist , and one who does not understand the figure he ought to make in the world , while he lives in a lodging of ten fhillings a week with only one fer- vant ...
Page 58
... tell me he can affume my air , and give my taciturnity a flynefs which diverts more than any thing I could fay if I were prefent . Thus I am glad my filence is atoned for to the good company in town . He has carried his fkill in ...
... tell me he can affume my air , and give my taciturnity a flynefs which diverts more than any thing I could fay if I were prefent . Thus I am glad my filence is atoned for to the good company in town . He has carried his fkill in ...
Page 63
... tell but I have often known him , as we have stood together behind the ladies , praise or difpraise the complexion of a face which he never faw , from ob- ferving the colour of her hood , and has been very fel- dom out in these his ...
... tell but I have often known him , as we have stood together behind the ladies , praise or difpraise the complexion of a face which he never faw , from ob- ferving the colour of her hood , and has been very fel- dom out in these his ...
Page 75
... tell any thing in which I can obey their commands more agreably , be pleafed to inform me , and you will extremely oblige • " C Mr. Spectator , Your humble fervant . " Oxford , Dec. 29 . to the be a friend to SINC INCE you appear ...
... tell any thing in which I can obey their commands more agreably , be pleafed to inform me , and you will extremely oblige • " C Mr. Spectator , Your humble fervant . " Oxford , Dec. 29 . to the be a friend to SINC INCE you appear ...
Page 77
... telling me that Will had been bufy all the be- ginning of the winter in turning great quantities of them ; and that he made a prefent of one to every gentleman in the country who has good principles , and fmokes . He added , that poor ...
... telling me that Will had been bufy all the be- ginning of the winter in turning great quantities of them ; and that he made a prefent of one to every gentleman in the country who has good principles , and fmokes . He added , that poor ...
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