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Page 158
... Tatler was published April 22 , ( 1709 ) and Ad- dison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the " Tatler " began and was con- cluded without his concurrence . This is doubt- less literally true ; but the work did not ...
... Tatler was published April 22 , ( 1709 ) and Ad- dison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the " Tatler " began and was con- cluded without his concurrence . This is doubt- less literally true ; but the work did not ...
Page 159
... Tatler " and " Spectator " had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties , loud , restless , and vio- lent , each with plausible declarations , and each perhaps without any distinct termination of its views ...
... Tatler " and " Spectator " had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties , loud , restless , and vio- lent , each with plausible declarations , and each perhaps without any distinct termination of its views ...
Page 160
... Tatler , " ed . 1786 , vol . vi . p . 452.-N. It may yet be doubted whether " Cato " was made public by any change of the Author's pur- pose ; for Dennis charged him with raising | prejudices in his own favour , by false positions of ...
... Tatler , " ed . 1786 , vol . vi . p . 452.-N. It may yet be doubted whether " Cato " was made public by any change of the Author's pur- pose ; for Dennis charged him with raising | prejudices in his own favour , by false positions of ...
Page 168
... Tatler " to be " one of the noblest thoughts that ever entered into the heart of man , " and is therefore worthy of attentive consideration . Let it be first in- quired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of ...
... Tatler " to be " one of the noblest thoughts that ever entered into the heart of man , " and is therefore worthy of attentive consideration . Let it be first in- quired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of ...
Page 176
... Tatler , " " Spec- tator , " and " Guardian . " In 1712 he trans- lated Vertot's " History of the Revolution of Portugal , " produced an " Ode to the Creator of the World , from the Fragments of Orpheus , " and brought upon the stage an ...
... Tatler , " " Spec- tator , " and " Guardian . " In 1712 he trans- lated Vertot's " History of the Revolution of Portugal , " produced an " Ode to the Creator of the World , from the Fragments of Orpheus , " and brought upon the stage an ...
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