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Page 406
... Tatler was published April 22 ( 1709 ) , and Addison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the Tatler began and was concluded without his concurrence . This is doubtless literally true ; but the work did not suffer ...
... Tatler was published April 22 ( 1709 ) , and Addison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the Tatler began and was concluded without his concurrence . This is doubtless literally true ; but the work did not suffer ...
Page 409
... Tatler and Spectator adjusted , like Casa , the un- settled practice of daily intercourse by propriety and politeness ; and , like La Bruyère , exhibited the Characters and Manners of the Age . The personages introduced in these papers ...
... Tatler and Spectator adjusted , like Casa , the un- settled practice of daily intercourse by propriety and politeness ; and , like La Bruyère , exhibited the Characters and Manners of the Age . The personages introduced in these papers ...
Page 430
... 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 enquired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of likeness ...
... 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 enquired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of likeness ...
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