The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 |
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Page 60
... because he was drunk before any of the reft of the company : For , fays he , when we run a race , he who arrives at the gaol first is intitled to the reward : On the contrary , in this thirfty gene . ration , the honour falls upon him ...
... because he was drunk before any of the reft of the company : For , fays he , when we run a race , he who arrives at the gaol first is intitled to the reward : On the contrary , in this thirfty gene . ration , the honour falls upon him ...
Page 71
... because he is willing to fell health at a reasonable profit , or because the patient , like a drowning man , catches at every twig , and hopes for relief from the most ignorant , when the most able phyficians give him none . Though ...
... because he is willing to fell health at a reasonable profit , or because the patient , like a drowning man , catches at every twig , and hopes for relief from the most ignorant , when the most able phyficians give him none . Though ...
Page 80
... because he had names for all his complaints ; the good Doctor furnished • him with reafons for all his pains , and prefcrip- tions for every fancy that troubled him ; in hot weather he lived upon juleps , and let blood to prevent fevers ...
... because he had names for all his complaints ; the good Doctor furnished • him with reafons for all his pains , and prefcrip- tions for every fancy that troubled him ; in hot weather he lived upon juleps , and let blood to prevent fevers ...
Page 85
... because in- ftead of acquiefcing in the folid pleasures of life , they endeavour to outvy one another in fhadows and appearances . Men of fenfe have at all times beheld with a great deal of mirth this filly game that is playing over ...
... because in- ftead of acquiefcing in the folid pleasures of life , they endeavour to outvy one another in fhadows and appearances . Men of fenfe have at all times beheld with a great deal of mirth this filly game that is playing over ...
Page 87
... because his grief could not fetch him again : It is for that very reason , faid the Emperor ; that I grieve . On the contrary , Religion bears a more tender regard to human nature . It prefcribes to a very miferable man the means of ...
... because his grief could not fetch him again : It is for that very reason , faid the Emperor ; that I grieve . On the contrary , Religion bears a more tender regard to human nature . It prefcribes to a very miferable man the means of ...
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