I am very well versed in the theory of a husband or a father, and can discern the errors in the economy, business, and diversion of others better than those who are engaged in them — as standers-by discover blots which are apt to escape those who are... Selections from the Spectator - Pagina 4door Joseph Addison, Kenneth Deighton - 1901 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
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...can discern the errors in the economy, business, and diversion of others, better than those who are engaged in them — as standers-by discover blots which are apt to escape those who are in the game In short, I have acted, in all the parts of my life, as a looker-on, which is the character I intend... | |
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