The Spectator, Volume 1J. Tonson, 1729 |
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Page 16
... because he was not fit for it . A ftrict Honefty and an even regular Behaviour , are in themselves Obftacles to him that muft prefs through Crowds , who endeavour at the fame End with himfelf , the Favour of a Commander . He will ...
... because he was not fit for it . A ftrict Honefty and an even regular Behaviour , are in themselves Obftacles to him that muft prefs through Crowds , who endeavour at the fame End with himfelf , the Favour of a Commander . He will ...
Page 19
... because they have always been made with an Eye to sepa- rate Interefts , and Party Principles . THE Thoughts of the Day gave my Mind Employ- ment for the whole Night , fo that I fell infenfibly into a kind of Methodical Dream , which ...
... because they have always been made with an Eye to sepa- rate Interefts , and Party Principles . THE Thoughts of the Day gave my Mind Employ- ment for the whole Night , fo that I fell infenfibly into a kind of Methodical Dream , which ...
Page 63
... each are Eunuchs ; and as the Wit in both Pieces are equal , I must prefer the • Performance of Mr. Powell , because it is in our own • Language . R I am , & c .. Saturday , N ° 15 . Saturday , March 17 . Parva N ° 14 . 63 The SPECTATOR .
... each are Eunuchs ; and as the Wit in both Pieces are equal , I must prefer the • Performance of Mr. Powell , because it is in our own • Language . R I am , & c .. Saturday , N ° 15 . Saturday , March 17 . Parva N ° 14 . 63 The SPECTATOR .
Page 79
... because we approve him ! The Condition of the Envious Man is the moft emphati cally miferable ; he is not only incapable of rejoicing in another's Merit or Succefs , but lives in a World wherein all Mankind are in a Plot against his ...
... because we approve him ! The Condition of the Envious Man is the moft emphati cally miferable ; he is not only incapable of rejoicing in another's Merit or Succefs , but lives in a World wherein all Mankind are in a Plot against his ...
Page 87
... because they cannot be carried fo foon into all Quarters of the Town , and dispatch fo much Bu- finefs in fo fhort a Time . Befides this Body of Regular Troops , there are Stragglers , who without being duly lifted and enrolled , do ...
... because they cannot be carried fo foon into all Quarters of the Town , and dispatch fo much Bu- finefs in fo fhort a Time . Befides this Body of Regular Troops , there are Stragglers , who without being duly lifted and enrolled , do ...
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