The Spectator, Том 3Tonson, 1739 |
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... lofe their Life ; Lt thistles grow instead of wheat , and cockle inftead of barley . N ° 178. Monday , September 24 . I Comis in uxorem Cannot defer taking notice of this Letter . Mr. SPECTATOR , Hor . L I am but too good a Judge of ...
... lofe their Life ; Lt thistles grow instead of wheat , and cockle inftead of barley . N ° 178. Monday , September 24 . I Comis in uxorem Cannot defer taking notice of this Letter . Mr. SPECTATOR , Hor . L I am but too good a Judge of ...
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... lofe the other . I make it therefore my Endeavour to find out Entertain- ments of both Kinds , and by that means perhaps confult the Good of both , more than I should do , did I always write to the particular Tafte of either . As they ...
... lofe the other . I make it therefore my Endeavour to find out Entertain- ments of both Kinds , and by that means perhaps confult the Good of both , more than I should do , did I always write to the particular Tafte of either . As they ...
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... lofe half the Praife they would have got , Were it but known what they difcreetly blot . As nothing is more eafy than to be a Wit , with all the above mentioned Liberties , it requires fome Genius and Invention to appear fuch without ...
... lofe half the Praife they would have got , Were it but known what they difcreetly blot . As nothing is more eafy than to be a Wit , with all the above mentioned Liberties , it requires fome Genius and Invention to appear fuch without ...
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... good Fortune , we shall lofe the Pleasure of it when it arrives , and may poffibly never poffess what we have fo foolishly counted upon . La Wednesdays N ° 192 . I Wednesday , October 10 . N ° 191 . 91 The SPECTATOR .
... good Fortune , we shall lofe the Pleasure of it when it arrives , and may poffibly never poffess what we have fo foolishly counted upon . La Wednesdays N ° 192 . I Wednesday , October 10 . N ° 191 . 91 The SPECTATOR .
Сторінка 117
... , and determining to perifh with it . rather than lofe one who was much dearer to him than his Life , he returned himself in a little Veffel that was going going to Algiers . It is impoffible to defcribe the N ° 198 . 117 The SPECTATOR .
... , and determining to perifh with it . rather than lofe one who was much dearer to him than his Life , he returned himself in a little Veffel that was going going to Algiers . It is impoffible to defcribe the N ° 198 . 117 The SPECTATOR .
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