Selections from The SpectatorMacmillan, 1895 - 220 pagina's |
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Pagina 62
... piece of good - breeding , which reigns among the coxcombs of the town , has not yet made its way into the country ; and as it is impossible for such an irrational way of conversation to last long among a people that makes any ...
... piece of good - breeding , which reigns among the coxcombs of the town , has not yet made its way into the country ; and as it is impossible for such an irrational way of conversation to last long among a people that makes any ...
Pagina 68
... piece of satire on this part of womankind , than those lines of Mr. Dryden , Our thoughtless sex is caught by outward form And empty noise , and loves itself in man . This is a source of infinite calamities to the sex 68 THE SPECTATOR .
... piece of satire on this part of womankind , than those lines of Mr. Dryden , Our thoughtless sex is caught by outward form And empty noise , and loves itself in man . This is a source of infinite calamities to the sex 68 THE SPECTATOR .
Pagina 71
... piece of linen hangs upon an hedge ( says Sir Roger ) , they are sure to have it ; if a hog loses his 10 way in the fields , it is ten to one but he becomes their prey : our geese cannot live in peace for them . If a man prosecutes them ...
... piece of linen hangs upon an hedge ( says Sir Roger ) , they are sure to have it ; if a hog loses his 10 way in the fields , it is ten to one but he becomes their prey : our geese cannot live in peace for them . If a man prosecutes them ...
Pagina 84
... piece of timber that stands in his way with exceeding vehemence after which he com- poses himself in his former posture , till such time as some- thing new sets him again at work . It has been observed , his blow is so well timed , that ...
... piece of timber that stands in his way with exceeding vehemence after which he com- poses himself in his former posture , till such time as some- thing new sets him again at work . It has been observed , his blow is so well timed , that ...
Pagina 95
... piece of network , the parts of which were likewise imperceptible to the naked eye . Another of these antrums or cavities was stuffed with invisible billet- doux , love - letters , pricked dances , and other trumpery of the same nature ...
... piece of network , the parts of which were likewise imperceptible to the naked eye . Another of these antrums or cavities was stuffed with invisible billet- doux , love - letters , pricked dances , and other trumpery of the same nature ...
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