The Spectator, Volume 8William Durell and Company, 1810 |
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Page 12
... in plants and flowers beyond what they otherwise would have been , I was naturally led into a reflec- tion upon the advantages of education , or modern culture ; how many good qualities in the mind are 12 No. 455 . THE SPECTATOR .
... in plants and flowers beyond what they otherwise would have been , I was naturally led into a reflec- tion upon the advantages of education , or modern culture ; how many good qualities in the mind are 12 No. 455 . THE SPECTATOR .
Page 14
... tion of some withered Egyptian , Coptic , Armenian , or Chinese leaves , while others made it their business to collect in voluminous herbals all the several leaves of some one tree . The flowers afford a most divert- ing entertainment ...
... tion of some withered Egyptian , Coptic , Armenian , or Chinese leaves , while others made it their business to collect in voluminous herbals all the several leaves of some one tree . The flowers afford a most divert- ing entertainment ...
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... tion : but that of a bankrupt , without any mitigation in respect of the accidents by which it arrived , is cal- culated for his utter ruin , except there be a remain- der ample enough , after the discharge of his creditors , to bear ...
... tion : but that of a bankrupt , without any mitigation in respect of the accidents by which it arrived , is cal- culated for his utter ruin , except there be a remain- der ample enough , after the discharge of his creditors , to bear ...
Page 21
... tion between us , and talk with the frankness we did when we were nearer to an equality : as all I do will be received with prejudice , all you do will be looked upon with partiality . What I desire of you is , that you , who are ...
... tion between us , and talk with the frankness we did when we were nearer to an equality : as all I do will be received with prejudice , all you do will be looked upon with partiality . What I desire of you is , that you , who are ...
Page 25
... tion . She can beggar the wealthy , and degrade the noble . In short , she can whisper men base or foolish , jealous or ill - natured , or , if occasion requires , can tell you the slips of their great grandmothers , and traduce the ...
... tion . She can beggar the wealthy , and degrade the noble . In short , she can whisper men base or foolish , jealous or ill - natured , or , if occasion requires , can tell you the slips of their great grandmothers , and traduce the ...
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