The Spectator, Volume 9William Durell and Company, 1810 - English literature |
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Page xiii
... particular way in opposition to theirs ; but as there are a hundred ways of any thing happen- ing , besides that it has happened , I only controverted its falling out in that one manner as they settled it , and left it to the ninety ...
... particular way in opposition to theirs ; but as there are a hundred ways of any thing happen- ing , besides that it has happened , I only controverted its falling out in that one manner as they settled it , and left it to the ninety ...
Page xvi
... particular which is so essential to their following happiness or misery . A virtuous disposition , a good understanding , an agree- able person , and an easy fortune , are the things which should be chiefly regarded on this occasion ...
... particular which is so essential to their following happiness or misery . A virtuous disposition , a good understanding , an agree- able person , and an easy fortune , are the things which should be chiefly regarded on this occasion ...
Page xix
... particular couple would be an example in many circumstances to all the rest of the species . I shall end the chat upon this subject with a couple of letters , one from a lover who is very well acquainted with the way of bargaining on ...
... particular couple would be an example in many circumstances to all the rest of the species . I shall end the chat upon this subject with a couple of letters , one from a lover who is very well acquainted with the way of bargaining on ...
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... particular message or dispatch relating to the peace , and shall by no means suffer Minerva to take upon her the shape of any plenipotentiary con- cerned in this great work . I do further declare , that I shall not allow the Destinies ...
... particular message or dispatch relating to the peace , and shall by no means suffer Minerva to take upon her the shape of any plenipotentiary con- cerned in this great work . I do further declare , that I shall not allow the Destinies ...
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... particular , that my discourses on marriage have been well received . A friend of mine gives me to under- stand , from Doctors Commons , that more licences VOL . IX . B have been taken out there of late than usual . No. 525 . 13 THE ...
... particular , that my discourses on marriage have been well received . A friend of mine gives me to under- stand , from Doctors Commons , that more licences VOL . IX . B have been taken out there of late than usual . No. 525 . 13 THE ...
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