Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 1Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - Authors, English |
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... remarks it may be ob- served , that from the first appearance of the Tatler to the present day , no period has been absolutely devoid of periodical essays ; and it can with equal justice be affirmed , that they form a most splendid and ...
... remarks it may be ob- served , that from the first appearance of the Tatler to the present day , no period has been absolutely devoid of periodical essays ; and it can with equal justice be affirmed , that they form a most splendid and ...
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... remarks , “ for such as have neither enjoyed pleasure nor be- stowed pains in reading and writing , but who are immersed in scenes of riot , or the cares of busi- ness , to from these Nights , and seek out for themselves other ...
... remarks , “ for such as have neither enjoyed pleasure nor be- stowed pains in reading and writing , but who are immersed in scenes of riot , or the cares of busi- ness , to from these Nights , and seek out for themselves other ...
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... remark and vivid delineation of character . 66 Bruyere , " observes Dr. Aikin , " had the ho- nour of participating with Moliere in the correc- tion of more follies and indecorums than perhaps any other moralists , ancient or modern ...
... remark and vivid delineation of character . 66 Bruyere , " observes Dr. Aikin , " had the ho- nour of participating with Moliere in the correc- tion of more follies and indecorums than perhaps any other moralists , ancient or modern ...
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... remark and com- prehension of character and manners to the essays of Bacon , the Miscellanea of TEMPLE , which were first printed in 1672 , still attract numerous readers . Their style , which at the era of their publication could claim ...
... remark and com- prehension of character and manners to the essays of Bacon , the Miscellanea of TEMPLE , which were first printed in 1672 , still attract numerous readers . Their style , which at the era of their publication could claim ...
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... remarks an annotator upon the Tat- ler , " by butchers , drovers , and great crowds of all sorts of mob , but likewise by dukes , lords , knights , squires , & c . There were seats par- ticularly set apart for the quality , ornamented ...
... remarks an annotator upon the Tat- ler , " by butchers , drovers , and great crowds of all sorts of mob , but likewise by dukes , lords , knights , squires , & c . There were seats par- ticularly set apart for the quality , ornamented ...
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