The Spectator: ...Phil. Crampton, 1737 |
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Pagina 24
... least manageable they can get , and when they have mafter'd them , they are fure never to be difcom- pos'd on the Backs of Steeds lefs refiive . At feveral times , to different Perfons , on the fame Subject , he has faid , My dear ...
... least manageable they can get , and when they have mafter'd them , they are fure never to be difcom- pos'd on the Backs of Steeds lefs refiive . At feveral times , to different Perfons , on the fame Subject , he has faid , My dear ...
Pagina 52
... least De- gree of a common hiftorical Faith ; there being innume- rable Inftances of this Nature in feveral Authors , both An- tient and Modern , Sacred and Prophane . Whether fuch dark Prefages , fuch Vifions of the Night proceed from ...
... least De- gree of a common hiftorical Faith ; there being innume- rable Inftances of this Nature in feveral Authors , both An- tient and Modern , Sacred and Prophane . Whether fuch dark Prefages , fuch Vifions of the Night proceed from ...
Pagina 53
... least strong Intimations , not only of the Excellency of an human Soul , but of its Indepen- dance on the Body ; and if they do not prove , do at least confirm these two great Points , which are established by many other Reasons that ...
... least strong Intimations , not only of the Excellency of an human Soul , but of its Indepen- dance on the Body ; and if they do not prove , do at least confirm these two great Points , which are established by many other Reasons that ...
Pagina 68
... least Indecency in her Pofture . If you have obferv'd what pretty Carcaffes are carried off at the end of a Verfe at the Theatre , it will give you a Noti- on how Dulcifa plumps into a Chair . Here's a little Country Girl that's very ...
... least Indecency in her Pofture . If you have obferv'd what pretty Carcaffes are carried off at the end of a Verfe at the Theatre , it will give you a Noti- on how Dulcifa plumps into a Chair . Here's a little Country Girl that's very ...
Pagina 88
... least to me , to be furroun- ⚫ded with fo many Difficulties , that notwithstanding the unknown Advantages which might have accrued to me thereby , I gave over all Hopes of attaining it ; and I believe had never thought of it more , but ...
... least to me , to be furroun- ⚫ded with fo many Difficulties , that notwithstanding the unknown Advantages which might have accrued to me thereby , I gave over all Hopes of attaining it ; and I believe had never thought of it more , but ...
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Pagina 164 - Infinite goodness is of so communicative a nature, that it seems to delight in the conferring of existence upon every degree of perceptive being. As this is a speculation which I have often pursued with great pleasure to myself, I shall enlarge farther upon it, by considering that part of the scale of beings which comes within our knowledge.
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Pagina 158 - Master's Service, he has left us Pensions and Legacies, which we may live very comfortably upon, the remaining Part of our Days. He has bequeathed a great Deal more in Charity, which is not yet come to my Knowledge, and it is peremptorily said in the Parish...