The British Essayists: The SpectatorLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... pray consider the distress of us the lower order of beauties , and I shall be " Your obliged humble servant . " T No. 156. WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 29 , 1711 . -Sed tu simul obligâsti Perfidum votis caput , enitescis Pulchrior multò.- HOR ...
... pray consider the distress of us the lower order of beauties , and I shall be " Your obliged humble servant . " T No. 156. WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 29 , 1711 . -Sed tu simul obligâsti Perfidum votis caput , enitescis Pulchrior multò.- HOR ...
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... , in order to pass the rest of the day in medita- tion and prayer . As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains , I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing 62 NO . 159 . SPECTATOR .
... , in order to pass the rest of the day in medita- tion and prayer . As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains , I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing 62 NO . 159 . SPECTATOR .
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... prayers , but of receiving such frequent instructions as I can convey to you by letters . Go on cheerfully in the glorious course you have undertaken , and you will quickly find such a peace and satisfaction in your mind , which it is ...
... prayers , but of receiving such frequent instructions as I can convey to you by letters . Go on cheerfully in the glorious course you have undertaken , and you will quickly find such a peace and satisfaction in your mind , which it is ...
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... pray for you father ' FRANCIS . ' in Constantia saw that the handwriting agreed with the contents of the letter ; and upon reflecting on the voice of the person , the behaviour , and above all the extreme sorrow of the father during her ...
... pray for you father ' FRANCIS . ' in Constantia saw that the handwriting agreed with the contents of the letter ; and upon reflecting on the voice of the person , the behaviour , and above all the extreme sorrow of the father during her ...
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... unreasonable proceeding , I shall only insist on one . We make it the condition of our forgiveness that we forgive others . In our very prayers we desire no more than to be treated 176 NO . 181 . SPECTATOR . On Hen-peckt Husbands STEELE.
... unreasonable proceeding , I shall only insist on one . We make it the condition of our forgiveness that we forgive others . In our very prayers we desire no more than to be treated 176 NO . 181 . SPECTATOR . On Hen-peckt Husbands STEELE.
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