The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Bohn, 1854 |
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Page 57
... forms of speak- ing in which but occurs , and in a sense seemingly not adversative , may be explained in the same manner . The sentence before us is , then , not , which have sometimes passed in his mind , as a No. 535 . 57 THE SPECTATOR .
... forms of speak- ing in which but occurs , and in a sense seemingly not adversative , may be explained in the same manner . The sentence before us is , then , not , which have sometimes passed in his mind , as a No. 535 . 57 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 58
... passed in his mind ) as a near relation to the Persian glass - man . " As for the ellipsis , it is very frequent , and natural in all languages ; the mind hastening to its main conclusion , without stopping to deduce ex- plicitly its ...
... passed in his mind ) as a near relation to the Persian glass - man . " As for the ellipsis , it is very frequent , and natural in all languages ; the mind hastening to its main conclusion , without stopping to deduce ex- plicitly its ...
Page 60
... passing by me , the pretty blooming creature smiled in my face , and dropped me a curtsey . She scarce gave me time to return her salute , before she quitted the shop with an easy skuttle , and stepped again into her coach , giving the ...
... passing by me , the pretty blooming creature smiled in my face , and dropped me a curtsey . She scarce gave me time to return her salute , before she quitted the shop with an easy skuttle , and stepped again into her coach , giving the ...
Page 64
... passed to eels , then to parsnips , and so from one aversion to another , till we had worked up ourselves to such a ... passing under a sign- post on which the picture of a cat was hung . " The extravagance of this turn in the way of ...
... passed to eels , then to parsnips , and so from one aversion to another , till we had worked up ourselves to such a ... passing under a sign- post on which the picture of a cat was hung . " The extravagance of this turn in the way of ...
Page 65
... passed for a jest upon others , if he had not laboured against himself . From hence , thought I , there are two ways which the well- bred world generally take to correct such a practice , when they do not think fit to contradict it ...
... passed for a jest upon others , if he had not laboured against himself . From hence , thought I , there are two ways which the well- bred world generally take to correct such a practice , when they do not think fit to contradict it ...
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