The Spectator, Том 4W. Wilson, 1778 |
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... Several that are in this refpe & t unequal- ly yoked , and uneafy for life , with a perfon of a particu- lar character , might have been pleased and happy with a perfon of a contrary one , notwithstanding they are both perhaps equally ...
... Several that are in this refpe & t unequal- ly yoked , and uneafy for life , with a perfon of a particu- lar character , might have been pleased and happy with a perfon of a contrary one , notwithstanding they are both perhaps equally ...
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... several of these volunteers in malice , who pafs their whole time in the moft laborious way of life , in getting in- telligence , running from place to place with new whispers , without reaping any other benefit but the hopes of making ...
... several of these volunteers in malice , who pafs their whole time in the moft laborious way of life , in getting in- telligence , running from place to place with new whispers , without reaping any other benefit but the hopes of making ...
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... several thoughts may be natural which are low and groveling , an epic poet fhould not only avoid- fuch fentiments as are unnatural or affected , but also fuch as are mean and vulgar . Homer has opened a great field of raillery to men of ...
... several thoughts may be natural which are low and groveling , an epic poet fhould not only avoid- fuch fentiments as are unnatural or affected , but also fuch as are mean and vulgar . Homer has opened a great field of raillery to men of ...
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... several of thofe little nerves in the heart which are affected by the fentiments of love , hatred , and other paffions , did not defcend to this before us from the brain , but from the mufcles which lie about the eye . Upon weighing the ...
... several of thofe little nerves in the heart which are affected by the fentiments of love , hatred , and other paffions , did not defcend to this before us from the brain , but from the mufcles which lie about the eye . Upon weighing the ...
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... several turns of its features ; that the little idol which was thus lodged in the very middle of the heart was the deceafed beau , whose head gave fome account of in my laft Tuesday's ' s paper . As foon as we had finished our ...
... several turns of its features ; that the little idol which was thus lodged in the very middle of the heart was the deceafed beau , whose head gave fome account of in my laft Tuesday's ' s paper . As foon as we had finished our ...
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