The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... greater part of us indeed are females , and used to behave ourselves in a regular attentive manner , till very lately one whole aisle has been disturbed by one of those monstrous starers ; he is the head taller than any one in the ...
... greater part of us indeed are females , and used to behave ourselves in a regular attentive manner , till very lately one whole aisle has been disturbed by one of those monstrous starers ; he is the head taller than any one in the ...
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... greater than any that has ever appeared before you . The beau has varied his dress every day of his life for these thirty years past , and still added to the de- formity he was born with . The Pict has still greater merit towards us ...
... greater than any that has ever appeared before you . The beau has varied his dress every day of his life for these thirty years past , and still added to the de- formity he was born with . The Pict has still greater merit towards us ...
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... greater propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject , than what that author has made use of in his Elements . I shall only appeal to my reader , if this definition agrees with any notion he has of wit . If it be a true one ...
... greater propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject , than what that author has made use of in his Elements . I shall only appeal to my reader , if this definition agrees with any notion he has of wit . If it be a true one ...
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acquaint acrostics Addison admiration Æneid agreeable anagrams ancient appear Aristotle audience beauty behaviour Ben Jonson called character club coffee-house consider conversation delight discourse dress DRYDEN endeavour English entertainment Ephesian Matron eyes favour genius gentleman George Etheridge give hand heart hero honour Hudibras humble servant humour Italian kind King lady laugh learned letter likewise lion live look Lord lover mankind manner March 15 means mind nature never night observed occasion opera OVID paper particular passion person Pharamond Pict piece play pleased pleasure poem poet present prince reader reason ROSCOMMON says scenes sense shew Siege of Damascus Sir Roger speak Spectator stage talk taste Tatler tell thing THOMAS PARNELL thou thought tion told town tragedy Tryphiodorus turn verses VIRG Virgil virtue whig whole woman women words writing young