The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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Page 109
... Spectator revealed the reason why The Tatler had been brought to an end . Barely two months intervened between the one paper and the other , the first issue of The Spectator appearing on March 1 , 1711. The town , which had considered ...
... Spectator revealed the reason why The Tatler had been brought to an end . Barely two months intervened between the one paper and the other , the first issue of The Spectator appearing on March 1 , 1711. The town , which had considered ...
Page 110
... Spectator , so far as it is real . Take away Sir Roger , Sir Andrew , Will Honeycomb and the Spectator himself , and all must feel that the charm would be gone . The Tatler is a collection of disconnected essays , but these figures make ...
... Spectator , so far as it is real . Take away Sir Roger , Sir Andrew , Will Honeycomb and the Spectator himself , and all must feel that the charm would be gone . The Tatler is a collection of disconnected essays , but these figures make ...
Page 129
... Spectator keeps up , and doubles its price . " Ultimately , men made up their minds that they must pay the price neces- sary for the production of that which they desired to have ; and , though the Stamp Act remained , an unbroken ...
... Spectator keeps up , and doubles its price . " Ultimately , men made up their minds that they must pay the price neces- sary for the production of that which they desired to have ; and , though the Stamp Act remained , an unbroken ...
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