The Spectator, Volume 9William Durell and Company, 1810 - English literature |
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Page v
... things of you ; and you cannot hide from us ( by the most discreet silence in any thing which regards yourself ) , that the frank entertain- ment we have at your table , your easy con- descension in little incidents of mirth and ...
... things of you ; and you cannot hide from us ( by the most discreet silence in any thing which regards yourself ) , that the frank entertain- ment we have at your table , your easy con- descension in little incidents of mirth and ...
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... thing which gave me uneasiness , I con- fess to you I am inconsolable , and my eyes gush with grief , as if I had seen her but just then expire . In per this condition I am broken in upon by a charming VIII No. 520 . THE SPECTATOR .
... thing which gave me uneasiness , I con- fess to you I am inconsolable , and my eyes gush with grief , as if I had seen her but just then expire . In per this condition I am broken in upon by a charming VIII No. 520 . THE SPECTATOR .
Page x
... things moved about me from the distemper of my own head ; for the best of women was breathless , and gone for ever . " Now the doctrine I would , methinks , have you raise from this account I have given you , is , that there is a ...
... things moved about me from the distemper of my own head ; for the best of women was breathless , and gone for ever . " Now the doctrine I would , methinks , have you raise from this account I have given you , is , that there is a ...
Page xi
... thing which is false , vicious , or unworthy , is despicable to him , though all the world should approve it . At the same time he has the most lively sensibility in all enjoyments and sufferings which it is proper for him to have ...
... thing which is false , vicious , or unworthy , is despicable to him , though all the world should approve it . At the same time he has the most lively sensibility in all enjoyments and sufferings which it is proper for him to have ...
Page xii
... things as he ought . For which reason I am come to a resolution of believing nothing I hear ; and I contemn the man given to narrations under the appellation of a matter - of - fact man ; and , according to me , a matter - of - fact man ...
... things as he ought . For which reason I am come to a resolution of believing nothing I hear ; and I contemn the man given to narrations under the appellation of a matter - of - fact man ; and , according to me , a matter - of - fact man ...
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