The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 |
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Page 118
... women , to his great surprise , came out of the place with every one her husband upon her back . The emperor was so moved at the sight , that he burst into tears ; and , after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal ...
... women , to his great surprise , came out of the place with every one her husband upon her back . The emperor was so moved at the sight , that he burst into tears ; and , after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal ...
Page 119
... women of that place , what every one of them would have brought off with her , and have thought most worth the saving ? There were several merry answers made to my question , which entertained us until bedtime . This filled my mind with ...
... women of that place , what every one of them would have brought off with her , and have thought most worth the saving ? There were several merry answers made to my question , which entertained us until bedtime . This filled my mind with ...
Page 173
... women in very severe terms . His words are as follow : ' What means did the devil find out , or what in- struments did his own subtilty present him , as fittest and aptest to work his mischief by ? Even the unquiet vanity of the woman ...
... women in very severe terms . His words are as follow : ' What means did the devil find out , or what in- struments did his own subtilty present him , as fittest and aptest to work his mischief by ? Even the unquiet vanity of the woman ...
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