The Spectator, Volume 1Alexander Chalmers E. Sargeant, M. & W. Ward, Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston, 1810 - English essays |
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... tion in the hands of the first inventors . In real value as well as in estimation with the public , no work has ever exceeded that of which we are now to trace the history . The irregularities , whether of plan or execution , which may ...
... tion in the hands of the first inventors . In real value as well as in estimation with the public , no work has ever exceeded that of which we are now to trace the history . The irregularities , whether of plan or execution , which may ...
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... tion , for he continued his assistance to Dec. 23 , and the paper stopped on January 2. " If SWIFT or others , therefore , affected to be surprised that STEELE should conclude without giving ADDI- son notice , it was a surprise that ...
... tion , for he continued his assistance to Dec. 23 , and the paper stopped on January 2. " If SWIFT or others , therefore , affected to be surprised that STEELE should conclude without giving ADDI- son notice , it was a surprise that ...
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... tion . ADDISON was prepared with ample resources , which STEELE must have known before he could consent to adventure on a daily paper , a task far beyond the abilities of any one man who had not secured the most copious supplies , or ...
... tion . ADDISON was prepared with ample resources , which STEELE must have known before he could consent to adventure on a daily paper , a task far beyond the abilities of any one man who had not secured the most copious supplies , or ...
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... tion so many : the number of readers was not great , and the books calculated by allurement to increase that number were very few . The de- mand for instruction , however , increased with the opportunities of supply , and they whom the ...
... tion so many : the number of readers was not great , and the books calculated by allurement to increase that number were very few . The de- mand for instruction , however , increased with the opportunities of supply , and they whom the ...
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... tion of POPE's abusive character of him after his death , no apology has yet been offered . That ADDISON had the jealousy of an author is an accu- sation which he shares in common , with , perhaps , every author of celebrity * , and ...
... tion of POPE's abusive character of him after his death , no apology has yet been offered . That ADDISON had the jealousy of an author is an accu- sation which he shares in common , with , perhaps , every author of celebrity * , and ...
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