The British Essayists: TatlerAlexander Chalmers J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817 - English essays |
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... Censor of Great - Britain for people of ano- ther denomination , I immediately determined to pro- secute him in your court only . This unjustifiable frolic I take to be neither wit nor humour , therefore hope you will do me , and as ...
... Censor of Great - Britain for people of ano- ther denomination , I immediately determined to pro- secute him in your court only . This unjustifiable frolic I take to be neither wit nor humour , therefore hope you will do me , and as ...
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... Censor ? Pray read over all these pamphlets , and these notes upon your Lucubrations ; by that time you shall hear further . It is , I sup- pose , from such as you that people learn to be cen- sorious , for which I and all our sex have ...
... Censor ? Pray read over all these pamphlets , and these notes upon your Lucubrations ; by that time you shall hear further . It is , I sup- pose , from such as you that people learn to be cen- sorious , for which I and all our sex have ...
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... censor of Britain , until a law is made , will lay down rules which shall be observed , with penalty of degrading all that break them , into Pretty Fellows , Smarts , Squibs , Hunting - Horns , Drums , and Bagpipes . The females that ...
... censor of Britain , until a law is made , will lay down rules which shall be observed , with penalty of degrading all that break them , into Pretty Fellows , Smarts , Squibs , Hunting - Horns , Drums , and Bagpipes . The females that ...
Page 94
... use of your authority as Censor , and by an annual Index Expurgatorius expunge all words and phrases that are offensive to good sense , and con demn these barbarous mutilations of vowels and syllables . In 94 1 No 230 . TATLER .
... use of your authority as Censor , and by an annual Index Expurgatorius expunge all words and phrases that are offensive to good sense , and con demn these barbarous mutilations of vowels and syllables . In 94 1 No 230 . TATLER .
Page 110
... Censor of Great - Britain . " He had before represented the deplorable igno- rance that for several years past has reigned amongst our English writers , the great depravity of our taste , and continual corruption of our style . But ...
... Censor of Great - Britain . " He had before represented the deplorable igno- rance that for several years past has reigned amongst our English writers , the great depravity of our taste , and continual corruption of our style . But ...
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acquaintance agreeable Apartment appear beauty behaviour Censor coffee-house conversation Court of Honour criminal Dathan DECEMBER Deism desire discourse doctor dress DRYDEN entertainment Esquire eyes face favour figure fortune gentleman give going Great-Britain hand hassock hear heard heart Hudibras humble servant humour Hungary water indicted ISAAC BICKERSTAFF jury lady learned letter likewise live look lover manner matter Matthew Prior mind morning nasum nature never Nicholas Rowe nose Nova Zembla November November 22 obliged observed offended ordinary OVID paper passion person phylac pleasure present pretend prisoner prosecutor racter reader reason Richard Newman SATURDAY shew speak Taliacotius talk Tatler tell ther thing thought THURSDAY tion told tongue town TUESDAY turn VIRG virtue whole woman words writings WYNNE young