The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4G. Bell, 1882 |
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Page 29
... greatest portion being always given to the most deformed . To this the author adds , that every poor man was forced to live kindly with his wife , or , in case he repented of his bargain , to return her portion with her to the next ...
... greatest portion being always given to the most deformed . To this the author adds , that every poor man was forced to live kindly with his wife , or , in case he repented of his bargain , to return her portion with her to the next ...
Page 344
... greatest consumption of our woollen works , and the most considerable gain for the British merchant . Notwithstanding our many seasonable recruits from Portugal , and our plant- ations , we already complain of our want of bullion ; and ...
... greatest consumption of our woollen works , and the most considerable gain for the British merchant . Notwithstanding our many seasonable recruits from Portugal , and our plant- ations , we already complain of our want of bullion ; and ...
Page 451
... greatest believer in what is improbable , is the greatest infidel in what is certain . Let a friend to the go- vernment relate to him a matter of fact , he turns away his ear from him , and gives him the lie in every look . But if one ...
... greatest believer in what is improbable , is the greatest infidel in what is certain . Let a friend to the go- vernment relate to him a matter of fact , he turns away his ear from him , and gives him the lie in every look . But if one ...
Contents
THE SPECTATOR | xi |
Will Honeycombs Proposal of a Fair for Marriage | 22 |
FREEHOLDER | 26 |
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