The Spectator: ...Phil. Crampton, 1737 |
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... Person were not the only Preheminence you have a- bove others , which is left , al- most , unobserved by greater Writers . YET how pleafing would it be to those who fhall read the furprizing Revolutions in your Story , to be made ...
... Person were not the only Preheminence you have a- bove others , which is left , al- most , unobserved by greater Writers . YET how pleafing would it be to those who fhall read the furprizing Revolutions in your Story , to be made ...
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... Person from be- ing mean and deficient in his Qualifications , than of making any fingle one eminent or extraordinary . AND among those who are the moft richly endowed by Nature , and accomplished by their own Industry , how few are ...
... Person from be- ing mean and deficient in his Qualifications , than of making any fingle one eminent or extraordinary . AND among those who are the moft richly endowed by Nature , and accomplished by their own Industry , how few are ...
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... Person of an exalted Reputation , though in the blameable Parts of his Character . If all these fe- cret Springs of Detraction fail , yet very often a vain Oftentation of Wit fets a Man on attacking an establish- ed Name , and ...
... Person of an exalted Reputation , though in the blameable Parts of his Character . If all these fe- cret Springs of Detraction fail , yet very often a vain Oftentation of Wit fets a Man on attacking an establish- ed Name , and ...
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... Person to fignify what we have to of fer the Town in Behalf of ourselves , and the Art . which we profefs , Mufick . We conceive Hopes of your Favour from the Speculations on the Miftakes which the Town run into with Regard to their ...
... Person to fignify what we have to of fer the Town in Behalf of ourselves , and the Art . which we profefs , Mufick . We conceive Hopes of your Favour from the Speculations on the Miftakes which the Town run into with Regard to their ...
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... Person who believed he could do it with a good Grace , and was refused the Opportunity , is juftly refented with a Cold- nefs in the whole enfuing Seafon . Your great Beauties , People in much Favour , or by any Means or for any Purpose ...
... Person who believed he could do it with a good Grace , and was refused the Opportunity , is juftly refented with a Cold- nefs in the whole enfuing Seafon . Your great Beauties , People in much Favour , or by any Means or for any Purpose ...
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Action admired Æneid againſt agreeable alfo anſwer Beauty becauſe befides Behaviour beſt Character Circumftances confider Confideration Converfation Criticks defcribed Defcription Defign Defire Difcourfe diſcover Drefs Fable faid fame fecond feems felf felves feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon Fortune fpeak Friend ftill fuch fufficient give greateſt Happineſs herſelf himſelf Honour Houfe Houſe humble Servant Iliad infert itſelf juft Kind Lady laft laſt lefs likewife Loft look Love Mafter Mankind Manner Marriage Meaſure Milton Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature Number obferved Occafion Ovid Paffage paffed Paffion Paradife particular Perfon Place pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure Poem Poet poffible prefent publick racter raiſe Reader Reaſon Refpect reprefented Senfe Sentiments ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thoughts thouſand underſtand uſe Virgil Virtue whofe Woman World young
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