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Page 35
... on the contrary , has poured out her charms in the greatest abundance upon the female part of our species , so they are very assiduous in bestowing upon themselves the finest garnitures of art No. 265 . 35- THE SPECTATOR . No. 265, ...
... on the contrary , has poured out her charms in the greatest abundance upon the female part of our species , so they are very assiduous in bestowing upon themselves the finest garnitures of art No. 265 . 35- THE SPECTATOR . No. 265, ...
Page 36
... female heads . The ladies have been for some time in a kind of moulting season , with regard to that part of their dress , having cast great quantities of riband , lace , and cambric , and in some measure reduced that part of the human ...
... female heads . The ladies have been for some time in a kind of moulting season , with regard to that part of their dress , having cast great quantities of riband , lace , and cambric , and in some measure reduced that part of the human ...
Page 64
... female admi- rers , I shall be very hard put to it to bring myself off handsomely . In the mean while I give you this ac- count , that you may take care hereafter not to betray any of your well - wishers into the like inconveniences ...
... female admi- rers , I shall be very hard put to it to bring myself off handsomely . In the mean while I give you this ac- count , that you may take care hereafter not to betray any of your well - wishers into the like inconveniences ...
Page 76
... females , the impulses of flesh and blood , together with the arts and gallantries of crafty men ; and reflect with some scorn , that most part of what we in our youth think gay and polite , is nothing else but an habit of indulging a ...
... females , the impulses of flesh and blood , together with the arts and gallantries of crafty men ; and reflect with some scorn , that most part of what we in our youth think gay and polite , is nothing else but an habit of indulging a ...
Page 86
... a scamperer , a breaker of windows , and invader of constables , in the days of yore , when all dominion ended with the day , and See Let . I. No. 236 . males and females met helter - skelter , and the 86 No. 276 . THE SPECTATOR .
... a scamperer , a breaker of windows , and invader of constables , in the days of yore , when all dominion ended with the day , and See Let . I. No. 236 . males and females met helter - skelter , and the 86 No. 276 . THE SPECTATOR .
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