The Spectator: With Notes and a General Index, Томи 1 – 2J.J. Woodward, 1836 |
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... Virtue 178 Celinda's Letter on Female Jealousy 179 Various Dispositions of Readers - Ac- count of a Whistling - match - Yawn- ing Steele Addison Steele 217 Club of She - Romps - Letters on Inde- licacy - from an old Maid - a Bee Budgell ...
... Virtue 178 Celinda's Letter on Female Jealousy 179 Various Dispositions of Readers - Ac- count of a Whistling - match - Yawn- ing Steele Addison Steele 217 Club of She - Romps - Letters on Inde- licacy - from an old Maid - a Bee Budgell ...
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... virtue . But writers , in their way of thinking and ex- this unhappy affectation of being wise ra- pressing themselves , resemble those au- ther than honest , witty than good - natured , thors much more than the modern Italians is the ...
... virtue . But writers , in their way of thinking and ex- this unhappy affectation of being wise ra- pressing themselves , resemble those au- ther than honest , witty than good - natured , thors much more than the modern Italians is the ...
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... virtue and their own degeneracy , gave a thunder of applause ; and the old man cried out , " The Athenians understand what is good , but the Lacedæmonians prac- tise it . " " R. While the honest knight was thus bewil- dering himself in ...
... virtue and their own degeneracy , gave a thunder of applause ; and the old man cried out , " The Athenians understand what is good , but the Lacedæmonians prac- tise it . " " R. While the honest knight was thus bewil- dering himself in ...
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... virtue , and commanding rights and privileges . our esteem and love , whilst it draws our observation ! How faint and spiritless are the charms of a coquette , when compared with the real loveliness of Sophronia's in- nocence , piety ...
... virtue , and commanding rights and privileges . our esteem and love , whilst it draws our observation ! How faint and spiritless are the charms of a coquette , when compared with the real loveliness of Sophronia's in- nocence , piety ...
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... virtue and innocence hap- Otway has followed nature in the lan - py and successful . Whatever crosses and guage of his tragedy , and therefore shines disappointments a good man suffers in the in the passionate parts , more than any of ...
... virtue and innocence hap- Otway has followed nature in the lan - py and successful . Whatever crosses and guage of his tragedy , and therefore shines disappointments a good man suffers in the in the passionate parts , more than any of ...
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Сторінка 164 - This humanity and good nature engages everybody to him, so that when he is pleasant upon any of them, all his family are in good humour, and none so much as the person whom he diverts himself with ; on the contrary, if he coughs, or betrays any infirmity of old age, it is easy for a stander-by to observe a secret concern in the looks of all his servants.
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