The Spectator, Zväzok 2J. and R. Tonson, 1739 - 313 strán (strany) |
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... felf , my natural Averfion to that fort of Converfation which makes a Figure with the Generality of Mankind , exempts me from any Temptations to Expence ; and all my Bufinefs lies within a very narrow Compafs , which is only to give an ...
... felf , my natural Averfion to that fort of Converfation which makes a Figure with the Generality of Mankind , exempts me from any Temptations to Expence ; and all my Bufinefs lies within a very narrow Compafs , which is only to give an ...
Strana 15
... felf from thefe uncomfortable Scenes into the vifionary Worlds of Art ; where I meet with fhining Landskips , gilded Triumphs , beautiful Faces , and all thofe other Objects that fill the Mind with gay Ideas and difperfe that Gloo ...
... felf from thefe uncomfortable Scenes into the vifionary Worlds of Art ; where I meet with fhining Landskips , gilded Triumphs , beautiful Faces , and all thofe other Objects that fill the Mind with gay Ideas and difperfe that Gloo ...
Strana 20
... felf too much in your royal Prefence , to say , Pha- " ramond , give me my Friend ! Pharamond has taken " him from me ! I will not fay , fhall the merciful Pha- " ramond destroy his own Subjects ? Will the Father " of his Country murder ...
... felf too much in your royal Prefence , to say , Pha- " ramond , give me my Friend ! Pharamond has taken " him from me ! I will not fay , fhall the merciful Pha- " ramond destroy his own Subjects ? Will the Father " of his Country murder ...
Strana 29
... felf as a Candidate , which I now do , to a Society , where the SPECTATOR and • Hecatiffa have been admitted with fo much Applaufe . ⚫ I don't want to be put in mind how very defective I am in every Thing that is ugly : I am too ...
... felf as a Candidate , which I now do , to a Society , where the SPECTATOR and • Hecatiffa have been admitted with fo much Applaufe . ⚫ I don't want to be put in mind how very defective I am in every Thing that is ugly : I am too ...
Strana 30
... felf ? Certain it is , that a very hopeful young Man was taken with Leads in his Pockets below Bridge , where he intended to drown himself , because his Idol would wash the Dish in which the had but juft drank Tea , before she would let ...
... felf ? Certain it is , that a very hopeful young Man was taken with Leads in his Pockets below Bridge , where he intended to drown himself , because his Idol would wash the Dish in which the had but juft drank Tea , before she would let ...
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Strana 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...
Strana 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...
Strana 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
Strana 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...
Strana 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.
Strana 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...
Strana 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...
Strana 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.
Strana 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.
Strana 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...