 | 1803 - 410 pagina’s
...the sudden acceptance which my labours met with in the world. The general purpose of this Paper is to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 496 pagina’s
...the sudden acceptance which my labours met with in the world. The general purpose of this Paper is to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour.... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pagina’s
...intention of this periodical paper, whose gay essays are very pleasant, and its serious very instructive, was, to expose the false arts of life, to pull off...cunning, vanity, and ostentation ; and to recommend simplicity in dress, discourse, and hehaviour. STEELE himself produced the greatest part of this performance... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pagina’s
...to be foumd in all the work.. The general purpose of the " Tatler" was, (as the author observes) « to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises " of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general " simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour."... | |
 | 1808 - 844 pagina’s
...speaking of the design of the work, under the assumed name of Isaac Bickerstaff, it was " to expose all false arts of life; to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation ; and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour:"... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 410 pagina’s
...the sudden acceptance which my labours met with in the world. The general purpose of this Paper is, to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and aftectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 pagina’s
...ill-adapted to the general purpose of the paper, as originally laid down by Stcele, which was merely to expose the false arts of life ; to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation; and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour.*... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pagina’s
...as high a pitch of reputation as it could possibly arrive at. The general purpose of this Paper is to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour.... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pagina’s
...deserving of note, is Steele, the editor -of the Tader, — a work designed, as he expresses it, " to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the...simplicity in our dress, discourse, and behaviour." Although Steele was unquestionably a clever and successful writer, this production could never have... | |
 | Tobias Merton - 1824 - 488 pagina’s
...deserving of note, is Steele, the editor of the Tatler, — a work designed, as he expresses it, " to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the...simplicity in our dress, discourse, and behaviour." Although Steele was unquestionably a clever and successful writer, this production could never have... | |
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The general purpose of this Paper is to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises of cunning, vanity, and affectation, and to recommend a general simplicity in our dress, our discourse, and our behaviour. 
