The Spectator, Volume 1Dent, 1926 An amusing and informative record of English morals and manners in the early-eighteenth century. |
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Pagina 7
... Humour creates him tao Enemies , for he does nothing with Sourness or Obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to Modes and Forms , makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who know him . When he is in dtown he ...
... Humour creates him tao Enemies , for he does nothing with Sourness or Obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to Modes and Forms , makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who know him . When he is in dtown he ...
Pagina 25
... of Wit , to > humour and please Men in their Vices and Follies . The great Enemy of Mankind , notwithstanding his Wit and Angelick Faculties , is the most odious Being No. 6 . Wednes day , March 7 , 1711 in THE SPECTATOR 25 .
... of Wit , to > humour and please Men in their Vices and Follies . The great Enemy of Mankind , notwithstanding his Wit and Angelick Faculties , is the most odious Being No. 6 . Wednes day , March 7 , 1711 in THE SPECTATOR 25 .
Pagina 26
... Humour another : To follow the Dictates of the two latter , is going into a Road that is both endless and intricate ; when we pur sue the other , our Passage is delightful , and what we aim at easily attainable , I do not doubt but ...
... Humour another : To follow the Dictates of the two latter , is going into a Road that is both endless and intricate ; when we pur sue the other , our Passage is delightful , and what we aim at easily attainable , I do not doubt but ...
Pagina 28
... humour her so far as to take them out of that Figure , and place them side by side . What the Absurdity was which I had committed I did not know , but I suppose there was some traditionary Superstition in it ; and therefore , in ...
... humour her so far as to take them out of that Figure , and place them side by side . What the Absurdity was which I had committed I did not know , but I suppose there was some traditionary Superstition in it ; and therefore , in ...
Pagina 46
... Humour in every thing . I do not remember that we have exchanged a Word together these Five Years ; my Coffee comes into my Chamber every Morning without asking for it ; if want Fire I point to my Chimney , if Water to my Bason Upon ...
... Humour in every thing . I do not remember that we have exchanged a Word together these Five Years ; my Coffee comes into my Chamber every Morning without asking for it ; if want Fire I point to my Chimney , if Water to my Bason Upon ...
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