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Pagina 19
... fatires compofed by thofe who fearce know how to write . By the laft poft in particular , I received a packet of scandal which is not legible ; and have a whole bundle of letters in womens hands that are full of blots and calumnies ...
... fatires compofed by thofe who fearce know how to write . By the laft poft in particular , I received a packet of scandal which is not legible ; and have a whole bundle of letters in womens hands that are full of blots and calumnies ...
Pagina 27
... fatire will then chiefly upon thofe who ought to be the most exempt from it . Virtue , merit , and every thing that is praifeworthy , will be made the fubject of ridicule and buffoonry . It is impoffible to enumerate the evils which ...
... fatire will then chiefly upon thofe who ought to be the most exempt from it . Virtue , merit , and every thing that is praifeworthy , will be made the fubject of ridicule and buffoonry . It is impoffible to enumerate the evils which ...
Pagina 28
... fatire ; as if it were not infinitely more ho- nourable to be a good - natured man , than a wit . Where there is this little petulant humour in an author , he is often very mifchievous without de- figning to be fo . For which reafon I ...
... fatire ; as if it were not infinitely more ho- nourable to be a good - natured man , than a wit . Where there is this little petulant humour in an author , he is often very mifchievous without de- figning to be fo . For which reafon I ...
Pagina 30
... fatire upon the departed perfons ; who had left no other me- morial of them , but that they were born and that they died . They put me in mind of feveral per- fons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems , who have founding names given ...
... fatire upon the departed perfons ; who had left no other me- morial of them , but that they were born and that they died . They put me in mind of feveral per- fons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems , who have founding names given ...
Pagina 32
... out of our fireets . I confider it is a fatire upon projec- tors in general , and a lively picture of the whole art of modern criticism . • SIR , • SIR , Bferving that you have thoughts of crea- 32 N ° . 28 . THE SPECTATOR .
... out of our fireets . I confider it is a fatire upon projec- tors in general , and a lively picture of the whole art of modern criticism . • SIR , • SIR , Bferving that you have thoughts of crea- 32 N ° . 28 . THE SPECTATOR .
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admiration Æneid againſt agreeable beauty becauſe befides behaviour cafe circumftances confider confideration converfation defcribed defign defire difcourfe difcover drefs eyes faid falfe fame fatire fecret feems feen felves fenfe fent fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filks fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpeak fpeculation fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuffer fure gentleman give greateſt heart herſelf himſelf honour houfe humble fervant humour huſband inftances itſelf kind lady laft laſt lefs likewife look mafter mankind manner mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obferve occafion ourſelves Ovid paffed paffion perfon pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poet prefent racter raiſed reader reafon reft reprefented ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir Roger ſpeak Spectator ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand uſed verfes VIRG virtue whofe whole woman words