The Spectator; in Miniature: Being a Collection of the Principal Religious, Moral, Humorous, Satyrical & Critical Essays Contained in that Celebrated Publication, 2. köideW. Suttaby, 1808 |
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Page 88
... letters into different words ; which may change night into day , or black into white , if Chance , who is the goddess that presides over these sorts of coniposition , shall so direct . I re- member a witty author , in allusion to this ...
... letters into different words ; which may change night into day , or black into white , if Chance , who is the goddess that presides over these sorts of coniposition , shall so direct . I re- member a witty author , in allusion to this ...
Page 89
... letters stand two or three deep . I have seen some of them where the verses have not only been edged by a name at ... letters distinguish themselves from the rest , and overtop their fellows , they are to be consi- dered in a double ...
... letters stand two or three deep . I have seen some of them where the verses have not only been edged by a name at ... letters distinguish themselves from the rest , and overtop their fellows , they are to be consi- dered in a double ...
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... letters to Lucelius assures him , there was not a day in which he did not either write something , or read and epitomise some good author ; and I remember Pliny in one of his letters , where he gives an account of the various methods he ...
... letters to Lucelius assures him , there was not a day in which he did not either write something , or read and epitomise some good author ; and I remember Pliny in one of his letters , where he gives an account of the various methods he ...
Contents
VOLUME | i |
History of Inkle and Yarico | iii |
Life of Joseph Addison The Same | xx |
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Acrostics ADDISON admired affect agreeable Anagrams animals appear April fools atheist Avarice beautiful behaviour Blanche of Castile body called character Cicero consider conversation court creatures death delight divine dreams dressed DRYDEN endeavour Eucrate excellent fancy Fidelio fortune genius gentleman George Etheridge give glory greatest hand happy heard heart Heaven Hesiod honour human humour ideas imagination infinite JOSEPH ADDISON kind king lady Lætitia laugh live look Lord mankind manner ment mind nature neral never observe occasion opinion OVID particular passion perfection person Pharamond Pict Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet praise present prince racter reader reason religion ROSCOMMON sense sight sion Sir Richard Baker soul speak Spectator spirits Tatler tell temper thing thou thought tion told truth tural turn VIRG virtue Whig whilst whole woman wonderful words writings young