Selections from the Tatler, the Spectator and Their SuccessorsWalter James Graham Nelson, 1928 - 422 pages Collection of essays includes selected complete numbers of the Tatler and the Spectator, along with single essays from later publications. Known or "reasonably conjectured" authorship indicated. Several of the selected works are by Addison or Steele. |
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Page 29
... manner of writing - the " familiar ” manner . It is true , of course , that to some extent this style or manner of writing was the result of social conditions . Before the coffee houses had become centers of lit- erary interest ...
... manner of writing - the " familiar ” manner . It is true , of course , that to some extent this style or manner of writing was the result of social conditions . Before the coffee houses had become centers of lit- erary interest ...
Page 158
... manners , failings , and merits . It is remarkable , that those who want any one sense , possess the others with ... manner of bearing their condition , often pity the prosperous and admire the unhappy . Those who converse with the ...
... manners , failings , and merits . It is remarkable , that those who want any one sense , possess the others with ... manner of bearing their condition , often pity the prosperous and admire the unhappy . Those who converse with the ...
Page 310
... manner , at the same time he came within the target of the gentle- man who rode again him , and taking him with in- credible force before him on the pummel of his saddle , he in that manner rid the tournament over , with an air that ...
... manner , at the same time he came within the target of the gentle- man who rode again him , and taking him with in- credible force before him on the pummel of his saddle , he in that manner rid the tournament over , with an air that ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 5 |
CoffeeHouse | 9 |
Steele and Addison | 12 |
Copyright | |
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