BIOGRAPHICAL, CRITICAL, AND HISTORICAL,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE

TATLER, SPECTATOR,

AND

GUARDIAN.

BY NATHAN DRAKE, M. D.

AUTHOR OF LITERARY HOURS, &c.

Modestè tamen et circumspecto judicio de tantis viris

pronuntiandum est.

QUINTILIANUS.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

YOL:I!.

LONDON
PRINTED BY CI WHITTINČHAMS

Dean Street;
FOR JOHN SHARPE, OPPOSITE YORK-HOUSE,

PICCADILLY,

Essay 2. On the Progress and Merits of

English Style, and on the Style

of Addison in particular ....

Essay 3. On the Critical Abilities and Taste

of Addison

ESSAY 4. On the Humour and Cçinic Point-

Essay

117

ing of Addisən.

......... 168

Essay 5. On the Fabić, magery, and Alle-

gory

of Addison .....

.... 219

Essay 6. On the Moral Tendency of the Pe-

riodicai Writings of Addison ..... 319.