 To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation, to correct those depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances which, if they produce no lasting calamities, impress...  The British Essayists: The Tatler - Page xiby Alexander Chalmers - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 516 pages
...account of these essays, and of the rise of periodical papers is too valuable to be omitted here. " To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...calamities, impress hourly vexation, was first attempted iu Italy by Casa in his Book of Manners, and Castiglione in his Courtier, two books yet celebrated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 376 pages
...overflowing with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the queen," it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievancies which if they produce no lasting calamities, impress hourly vexation, was. first attempted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...overflowing with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the Queen *, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances * This particular number of the Spectator, it is said, was not published till twelve o'clock, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 428 pages
...overflowing with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the Queen *, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances * This particular number of the Spectator, it is said, was not published till twelve o'clock, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 446 pages
...overflowing with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the Queen*, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...impress hourly vexation, was first attempted by Casa in has book of Manners, and Castiglione in his Courtier; two books yet celebrated in Italy for purity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 452 pages
...overflowing with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the Queen*, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...impress hourly vexation, was first attempted by Casa in has book of Manners, and Castiglioue in his Courtier; two books yet celebrated in Italy for purity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 pages
...read by the Queen*, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferiour duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation,...ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances * This particular number of the Spectator, it is said, was not published till twelve o'clock, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...read by the queen,* it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferiour duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation,...vexation, was first attempted by Casa in his book olManmrs, and Castiglione in his Courtier; two books yet celebrated in Italy for purity and elegance,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...with whiggish opinions, that it might be read by the Queen,* it was reprinted in the " Spectator." To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...impress hourly vexation, was first attempted by Casa in lus book of Manners, and Castiglione in his " Courtier ;" two books yet celebrated in Italy for purity... | |
 | 1835 - 404 pages
...mind, like the successive dropping of water on a rock — oft may check a foible or reprove a vice. " To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties,...lasting calamities, impress hourly vexation," was the aim of the Tatler, Spectator, and Rambler ; and that this end was answered will be doubted by none,... | |
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