 I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor ; with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very...  Select British Classics - Seite 31803Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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 | Jean-Christophe Agnew - 1986 - 284 Seiten
...the editors sought to overcome. "I have observed," Addison wrote in The Spectator's inaugural issue, "that a Reader seldom peruses a Book with Pleasure...'till he knows whether the Writer of it be a black [dark-complexioned] or a fair Man, of a mild or cholerick Disposition, Married or a Batchelor, with... | |
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 | Michael Warner - 2009 - 228 Seiten
...character of the Spectator is himself designed for that function. Here is his famous introduction: I have observed, that a Reader seldom peruses a Book...Writer of it be a black or a fair Man, of a mild or cholerick Disposition, Married or a Batchelor, with other Particulars of the like nature, that conduce... | |
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