The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 168
... kind of nature that is to be observed in this sort of compositions , as well as in all other ; and a certain regularity of thought which must discover the writer to be a man of sense , at the same time that he ap- pears altogether given ...
... kind of nature that is to be observed in this sort of compositions , as well as in all other ; and a certain regularity of thought which must discover the writer to be a man of sense , at the same time that he ap- pears altogether given ...
Page 286
... kind of wit in one of the following verses in his Mac Flecno ; which an English reader cannot understand , who does not know that there are those little poems abovementioned in the shape of wings and altars : -Chuse for thy command Some ...
... kind of wit in one of the following verses in his Mac Flecno ; which an English reader cannot understand , who does not know that there are those little poems abovementioned in the shape of wings and altars : -Chuse for thy command Some ...
Page 312
... kind of sculpture . I immediately went up to it , and found it to be a kind of heathen temple consecrated to the god of Dulness . Upon my entrance I saw the deity of the place dressed in the habit of a monk , with a book in one hand ...
... kind of sculpture . I immediately went up to it , and found it to be a kind of heathen temple consecrated to the god of Dulness . Upon my entrance I saw the deity of the place dressed in the habit of a monk , with a book in one hand ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaint acrostics ADDISON admiration Æneid agreeable anagrams ancient appear APRIL 13 April 26 Aristotle assembly audience beautiful behaviour called character Cicero club coffee-house conversation discourse dress DRYDEN Earl Douglas endeavour English entertainment eyes false favour genius gentleman give hand heard heart hero honour Hudibras humble servant humour Italian John Sharpe kind king lady laugh learned letter likewise lion live look lover manner March 15 means mind nature never night observed occasion opera OVID paper passion person Pharamond Pict piece play pleased pleasure poem poet Porus present prince reader reason rhymes ROSCOMMON scenes sense shew sion speak Spectator stage STEELE talk tell thing thou thought tion told town tragedy turn verse VIRG Virgil virtue whig whole woman women words writing young