The Spectator, Band 2J. and R. Tonson, 1739 - 313 Seiten |
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THE SPECTATOR . VOL . II . The TWELFTH EDITION . LONDON : 1 Printed for J. and R. To NsoN , at Shakespear's- Head , over - against Catharine - ftreet in the Strand . MDCCXXXIX . Lately Publish'd , HE Mifcellaneous Works , in Verse and.
THE SPECTATOR . VOL . II . The TWELFTH EDITION . LONDON : 1 Printed for J. and R. To NsoN , at Shakespear's- Head , over - against Catharine - ftreet in the Strand . MDCCXXXIX . Lately Publish'd , HE Mifcellaneous Works , in Verse and.
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... head , and those upon the other on the Left . I quickly per- ceived that they caft hoftile Glances upon one another ; and that their Patches were placed in those different Situations , as Party - Signals to distinguish Friends from Foes ...
... head , and those upon the other on the Left . I quickly per- ceived that they caft hoftile Glances upon one another ; and that their Patches were placed in those different Situations , as Party - Signals to distinguish Friends from Foes ...
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... Heads , talked and fwore loud , was unmannerly to thofe above him , and infolent to those below him . I could not but remark , that it was the fame Bafeness of Spirit which worked in his Behaviour in both Fortunes : The fame little Mind ...
... Heads , talked and fwore loud , was unmannerly to thofe above him , and infolent to those below him . I could not but remark , that it was the fame Bafeness of Spirit which worked in his Behaviour in both Fortunes : The fame little Mind ...
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... Head are of a diffrent Dye ; Short of one Foot , diftorted in an Eye : With all thefe Tokens of a Knave compleat , Should't thou be honeft , thou'rt a dev'lish Cheat . I have feen a very ingenious Author on this Subject , who founds his ...
... Head are of a diffrent Dye ; Short of one Foot , diftorted in an Eye : With all thefe Tokens of a Knave compleat , Should't thou be honeft , thou'rt a dev'lish Cheat . I have feen a very ingenious Author on this Subject , who founds his ...
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... Heads , and addrefs my felf to them at different Times . The firft Branch of them , to whofe Service I fhall dedicate this Paper , are those that have to do with Women of dilatory Tempers , who are for spinning out the Time of Courtship ...
... Heads , and addrefs my felf to them at different Times . The firft Branch of them , to whofe Service I fhall dedicate this Paper , are those that have to do with Women of dilatory Tempers , who are for spinning out the Time of Courtship ...
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Seite 154 - Upon this my friend with his usual cheerfulness related the particulars above-mentioned, and ordered the head to be brought into the room. I could not forbear discovering greater expressions of mirth than ordinary upon the appearance of this...
Seite 285 - I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it. to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was...
Seite 102 - ... himself. He now and then presents a pair of garters of his own knitting to their mothers or sisters ; and raises a great deal of mirth among them, by inquiring as often as he meets them
Seite 87 - Now the best way in the world for a man to seem to be any thing is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it...
Seite 116 - Sunday in the dignity of his order, and insinuates to them in almost every sermon that he is a better man than his patron. In short, matters are come to such an extremity, that the squire has not said his prayers either in public or private this half year; and that the parson threatens him, if he does not mend his manners, to pray for him in the face of the whole congregation.
Seite 286 - I see multitudes of people passing over it," said I, " and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.' As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and, upon...
Seite 287 - ... on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. 'The Genius seeing me indulge myself on this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. Take thine eyes off the bridge...
Seite 286 - ... them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards the end of the arches that were entire.
Seite 95 - ... as the knight is the best master in the world, he seldom changes his servants; and as he is beloved by all about him, his servants never care for leaving him : by this means his domestics are all in years, and grown old with their master.
Seite 286 - What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other? What thou seest...