The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 |
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Page 53
... worthy a noble Roman , and a liberal scholar . That concern which is described in the let- ter , is to all the world the greatest charm imaginable ; but then the modest man must proceed , and shew a latent resolution in himself ; for ...
... worthy a noble Roman , and a liberal scholar . That concern which is described in the let- ter , is to all the world the greatest charm imaginable ; but then the modest man must proceed , and shew a latent resolution in himself ; for ...
Page 171
... worthy man . I say , Mr. Hobson kept a stable of forty good cattle , always ready and fit for travelling ; but , when a man came for a horse , he was led into the stable , = where there was great choice , but he obliged him to take the ...
... worthy man . I say , Mr. Hobson kept a stable of forty good cattle , always ready and fit for travelling ; but , when a man came for a horse , he was led into the stable , = where there was great choice , but he obliged him to take the ...
Page 373
... worthy and excelling geniuses have obliged the world with beautiful and instructive writ- ings , it is in the nature of gratitude that praise should be returned them , as one proper consequent reward of their performances . Nor has ...
... worthy and excelling geniuses have obliged the world with beautiful and instructive writ- ings , it is in the nature of gratitude that praise should be returned them , as one proper consequent reward of their performances . Nor has ...
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