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Pagina 14
... true pains with ourselves to consider all things by the light of reason and justice , though a man were in the height of youth and amor- ous inclinations , he would look upon a coquette with the same contempt or indifference that he ...
... true pains with ourselves to consider all things by the light of reason and justice , though a man were in the height of youth and amor- ous inclinations , he would look upon a coquette with the same contempt or indifference that he ...
Pagina 16
... true glory , which is , to hear the opposers of it with patience , and preserve the virtue by which it was acquired . When a man is thoroughly per- suaded that he ought neither to admire , wish for , or pursue any thing but what is ...
... true glory , which is , to hear the opposers of it with patience , and preserve the virtue by which it was acquired . When a man is thoroughly per- suaded that he ought neither to admire , wish for , or pursue any thing but what is ...
Pagina 23
... true accounts . " This phrase , perhaps among us , would appear a soft or humourous way of speaking , but with that exact nation it bears the highest reproach ; for a man to be mistaken in the calculation of his expence , in his ability ...
... true accounts . " This phrase , perhaps among us , would appear a soft or humourous way of speaking , but with that exact nation it bears the highest reproach ; for a man to be mistaken in the calculation of his expence , in his ability ...
Pagina 28
... so that I am at once in danger of losing all my 6 pretensions to wit , and my mistress into the bargain . This , Sir , is a true account of my present troubles , " ' which you are the more obliged to assist me 28 THE SPECTATOR .
... so that I am at once in danger of losing all my 6 pretensions to wit , and my mistress into the bargain . This , Sir , is a true account of my present troubles , " ' which you are the more obliged to assist me 28 THE SPECTATOR .
Pagina 31
... true notion of , in a single life ; these C are such as respect the married state ; otherwise I ⚫ cannot account for your having overlooked a very good sort of people , which are commonly called in < scorn the Hen - peckt . You are to ...
... true notion of , in a single life ; these C are such as respect the married state ; otherwise I ⚫ cannot account for your having overlooked a very good sort of people , which are commonly called in < scorn the Hen - peckt . You are to ...
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Pagina 35 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Pagina 343 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek, Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides, Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe...
Pagina 35 - OH THAT I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness...
Pagina 242 - Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare.
Pagina 35 - If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; (What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him ? Did not he that made me in the womb make him ? and did not One fashion us in the womb...
Pagina 343 - Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister Graces more To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore...
Pagina 36 - If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him : 30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Pagina 112 - Cornaro, who was the author of the little treatise I am mentioning, was of an infirm constitution, till about forty, when by obstinately persisting in an exact course of temperance, he recovered a perfect state of health ; insomuch that at fourscore he published his book, which has been translated into English under the title of ' Sure and certain Methods of attaining a long and healthy Life.
Pagina 240 - ... such a manner, that if he became his enemy, it should not be in his power to hurt him. The first part of this rule, which regards our behaviour towards an enemy, is indeed very reasonable, as well as very prudential ; but the latter part of it, which regards our behaviour towards a friend, savours...
Pagina 228 - Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy...