Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 1Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - Authors, English |
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... Literature and Manners in this Island at the Commencement of the Tatler , in 1709 .... PART II . 15 ESSAY 1. Biographical Sketch of Steele ... 41 ESSAY 2. Observations on the Style of Steele 185 ESSAY 3. On the Taste and Critical ...
... Literature and Manners in this Island at the Commencement of the Tatler , in 1709 .... PART II . 15 ESSAY 1. Biographical Sketch of Steele ... 41 ESSAY 2. Observations on the Style of Steele 185 ESSAY 3. On the Taste and Critical ...
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... literature and manners in this island at the commencement of the Tatler , in 1709 . The second part , including every thing relative to Sir Richard Steele , is branched into six essays . 1. A Biographical Sketch of Steele . 2 ...
... literature and manners in this island at the commencement of the Tatler , in 1709 . The second part , including every thing relative to Sir Richard Steele , is branched into six essays . 1. A Biographical Sketch of Steele . 2 ...
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... Literature , and Morals of the Age . To preserve the requisite unity in a plan of this kind , I have thought it ne- cessary to place Steele and Addison very conspicuously on the fore - ground . They were the fathers and founders of ...
... Literature , and Morals of the Age . To preserve the requisite unity in a plan of this kind , I have thought it ne- cessary to place Steele and Addison very conspicuously on the fore - ground . They were the fathers and founders of ...
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... Literature , whether we consider their style , their genius , or their morality , that I am induced to suppose no discussion , however copious , if it lead to a more just and accurate appreciation of their merit , can be un- favourably ...
... Literature , whether we consider their style , their genius , or their morality , that I am induced to suppose no discussion , however copious , if it lead to a more just and accurate appreciation of their merit , can be un- favourably ...
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... LITERATURE AND MANNERS IN THIS ISLAND AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TATLER IN 1709 . FEW Ew contrivances have been found more effec- tual toward correcting the foibles and lighter vices of mankind , or better calculated to diffuse a taste ...
... LITERATURE AND MANNERS IN THIS ISLAND AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TATLER IN 1709 . FEW Ew contrivances have been found more effec- tual toward correcting the foibles and lighter vices of mankind , or better calculated to diffuse a taste ...
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