The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Volumes 3-41853 |
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... the gentleman I have been speak- ing of had the pleasure of seeing the huge jack he had caught served up for the first dish in a most sumptuous manner . Upon our sitting down to it , he gave us a long account how No. 108 . 7 THE SPECTATOR .
... the gentleman I have been speak- ing of had the pleasure of seeing the huge jack he had caught served up for the first dish in a most sumptuous manner . Upon our sitting down to it , he gave us a long account how No. 108 . 7 THE SPECTATOR .
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... manner , and his cheeks would be no larger than mine , were he in a hat as I am . He was the last man that won a prize in the tilt - yard , which is now a common street before Whitehall . You see the broken lance that lies there by his ...
... manner , and his cheeks would be no larger than mine , were he in a hat as I am . He was the last man that won a prize in the tilt - yard , which is now a common street before Whitehall . You see the broken lance that lies there by his ...
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... manner . This man ( point- ing to him I looked at ) I take to be the honour of our house , Sir Humphrey de Coverley ; he was in his dealings as punctual as a tradesman , and as generous as a gentleman . He would have thought himself as ...
... manner . This man ( point- ing to him I looked at ) I take to be the honour of our house , Sir Humphrey de Coverley ; he was in his dealings as punctual as a tradesman , and as generous as a gentleman . He would have thought himself as ...
Pagina 17
... manner shut out of his own house , upon the death of his mother ordered all the apartments to be flung open , and exorcised by his chaplain , who lay in every room one after another , and by that means dissipated the fears which had so ...
... manner shut out of his own house , upon the death of his mother ordered all the apartments to be flung open , and exorcised by his chaplain , who lay in every room one after another , and by that means dissipated the fears which had so ...
Pagina 18
... manner : " Glaphyra ( says he ) thou hast made good the old saying , That women are not to be trusted . Was not I the husband of thy virginity ? Have I not children by thee ? How couldst thou forget our loves so far as to enter into a ...
... manner : " Glaphyra ( says he ) thou hast made good the old saying , That women are not to be trusted . Was not I the husband of thy virginity ? Have I not children by thee ? How couldst thou forget our loves so far as to enter into a ...
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Pagina 254 - On the fifth day of the moon, which according to the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.
Pagina 256 - The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. 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, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness...
Pagina 256 - Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery ; and the tide of water that thou seest, is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason...
Pagina 24 - ... explained to them, and join together in adoration of the Supreme Being. Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week, not only as it refreshes in their minds the notions of religion, but as it puts both the sexes upon appearing in their most agreeable forms, and exerting all such qualities as are apt to give them a figure in the eye of the village.
Pagina 24 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if, by chance, he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and, if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
Pagina 45 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew'd, so sanded " ; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-knee'd, and dew-lap'd like Thessalian bulls; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Pagina 88 - Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge ? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Pagina 77 - ... not a little admiring his courage, that was not afraid to speak to the judge. In our return home we met with a very odd accident; which I cannot forbear relating, because it shows how desirous all who know Sir Roger are of giving him marks of their esteem. When we were arrived upon the verge of his estate, we stopped at a little inn to rest ourselves and our horses.
Pagina 89 - If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him (neither have I suffered my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul). The stranger did not lodge in the street ; but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Pagina 255 - I had ever heard: they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival...