The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... turn , as they are un- equal always to fill mine ; and I expect good lan- guage and civil treatment , and hope to receive it for the future : That , That I shall only add is , That I am , ' ' Yours , R. ' THAT . ' N ° 81. SATURDAY ...
... turn , as they are un- equal always to fill mine ; and I expect good lan- guage and civil treatment , and hope to receive it for the future : That , That I shall only add is , That I am , ' ' Yours , R. ' THAT . ' N ° 81. SATURDAY ...
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... turn to the right or to the left , according to the principles of the man who is most in favour . But whatever may be the motives of a few fantastical coquettes , who do not patch for the public good so much as for their own private ...
... turn to the right or to the left , according to the principles of the man who is most in favour . But whatever may be the motives of a few fantastical coquettes , who do not patch for the public good so much as for their own private ...
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... turn . The family is the proper province for private women to shine in . If they must be shewing their zeal for the public , let it not be against those who are per- haps of the same family , or at least of the same re- ligion or nation ...
... turn . The family is the proper province for private women to shine in . If they must be shewing their zeal for the public , let it not be against those who are per- haps of the same family , or at least of the same re- ligion or nation ...
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... turns to the female part of his audience : ' And as for you , ' says he , I shall advise you in very few words . Aspire only to those virtues that are peculiar to your sex ; follow your natural modesty , and think it your greatest ...
... turns to the female part of his audience : ' And as for you , ' says he , I shall advise you in very few words . Aspire only to those virtues that are peculiar to your sex ; follow your natural modesty , and think it your greatest ...
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... turn of some men's minds , that they can live under these constant apprehensions , and still go on to increase the cause of them . Can there be a more low and servile condition , than to be ashamed or afraid to see any one man breathing ...
... turn of some men's minds , that they can live under these constant apprehensions , and still go on to increase the cause of them . Can there be a more low and servile condition , than to be ashamed or afraid to see any one man breathing ...
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