The first of our society is a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley". His great-grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance" which is called after him. All who know ' that shire are very well... Sir Roger de Coverley Papers: From the Spectator - Pagina 17door Joseph Addison - 1890 - 198 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1786 - 694 pagina’s
...gentleman that is very ungular in his behaviour, but his Singularities proceed from his good fenfe, and are contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he thinks the world :i ill the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with fournefs orobltinacy;... | |
| 1803 - 434 pagina’s
...country-dance which is called after him. AH who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very...from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners-of the world, only as he thinks the world is in the wrong. However, this humour creates him... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 pagina’s
...country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very...contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he tkinks the world is in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pagina’s
...country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very...good sense, and are contradictions to the manners vf the world, only as he * His Papers in the Spectator are all marked by some one of the letters composing... | |
| G. Hamonière - 1819 - 388 pagina’s
...country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts aud merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very...singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradicAprès être entré ainsi dans des détails sur ma personne , je vous parlerai demain de ceux... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pagina’s
...country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very...behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense11, and are contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he thinks the world is in the... | |
| 1836 - 1118 pagina’s
...тегу well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is тегу singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed...the manners of the world only as he thinks the world ii in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 pagina’s
...parts and the merits of sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very^singular in his behaviour, but liis singularities proceed from his good sense, and are...contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he thinks theworld is in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies, for he does othing with sourness... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pagina’s
...Sir Richard Steele describes the knight as " a gentleman very singular in his behaviour, but whose singularities proceed from his good sense, and are...world, only as he thinks the world is in the wrong." But there is assuredly more good sense in complying •with the prevalent forms and modes (for it is... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 pagina’s
...Sir Richard Steele describes the knight as " a gentleman very singular in his behaviour, but whose singularities proceed from his good sense, and are...world, only as he thinks the world is in the wrong." But there is assuredly more good sense in complying with the prevalent forms and modes (for it is in... | |
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