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Pagina vi
Marriage of Will . Honeycomb , XXXVII . Hilpa and Shalum , · XXXVIII . Hilpa and Shalum — continued , NOTES , INDEX TO NOTES , - 128 131 135 138 141 145 217 INTRODUCTION . of Addison's ADDISON'S life extends over a period vi CONTENTS .
Marriage of Will . Honeycomb , XXXVII . Hilpa and Shalum , · XXXVIII . Hilpa and Shalum — continued , NOTES , INDEX TO NOTES , - 128 131 135 138 141 145 217 INTRODUCTION . of Addison's ADDISON'S life extends over a period vi CONTENTS .
Pagina xi
... and freed from his wig , stepping from his parlour at Chelsea into his trim little garden , with the account of the Everlasting Club , or the Loves of Hilpa and Shalum , just finished for the next day's Spectator , in his hand .
... and freed from his wig , stepping from his parlour at Chelsea into his trim little garden , with the account of the Everlasting Club , or the Loves of Hilpa and Shalum , just finished for the next day's Spectator , in his hand .
Pagina 137
... a good husband , a careful father ( when it shall so happen ) and as 0 . " Your most sincere friend , and humble servant , " WILLIAM HONEYCOMB . " 30 No. 584. ] XXXVII . HILPA AND SHALUM . Monday MARRIAGE OF WILL . HONEYCOMB . 137.
... a good husband , a careful father ( when it shall so happen ) and as 0 . " Your most sincere friend , and humble servant , " WILLIAM HONEYCOMB . " 30 No. 584. ] XXXVII . HILPA AND SHALUM . Monday MARRIAGE OF WILL . HONEYCOMB . 137.
Pagina 139
This so much provoked Shalum , that he is said to have cursed his brother in the bitterness of his heart , and to have prayed that one of his mountains might fall upon his head , if ever he came within the shadow of it .
This so much provoked Shalum , that he is said to have cursed his brother in the bitterness of his heart , and to have prayed that one of his mountains might fall upon his head , if ever he came within the shadow of it .
Pagina 140
place , and the agreeable disposition of Shalum , who was reckoned one of the mildest and wisest of all who lived be- fore the flood , drew into it multitudes of people who were perpetually employed in the sinking of wells , the digging ...
place , and the agreeable disposition of Shalum , who was reckoned one of the mildest and wisest of all who lived be- fore the flood , drew into it multitudes of people who were perpetually employed in the sinking of wells , the digging ...
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Pagina 75 - I drew near with that Reverence which is due to a superior Nature \ and as my Heart was entirely subdued by the captivating Strains I had heard, I fell down at his Feet and wept The Genius smiled upon me with a Look of Compassion and Affability that familiarized him to my Imagination, and at once dispelled all the Fears and Apprehensions with which I approached him.
Pagina 7 - London; a person of indefatigable industry, strong reason, and great experience. His notions of trade are noble and generous, and (as every rich man has usually some sly way of jesting, which would make no great figure were he not a rich man) he calls the sea the British Common.
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Selections from the Spectator Macmillan's English classics |
| Auteur | Joseph Addison |
| Redacteur | Kenneth Deighton |
| Bijdrager | Kenneth Deighton |
| Uitgever | Macmillan and Company, 1892 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Michigan |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 4 maart 2008 |
| Lengte | 220 pagina's |
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