Addison, Joseph

THE

SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY

PAPERS

SELECTED FROM THE SPECTATOR AND EDITED
WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
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The Riverside Press, Cambridge

CONTENTS.

PAGE

INTRODUCTION

I. THE SPECTATOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. Addison.

Spectator No. 1. Thursday, March 1, 1710-11 .

II. THE CLUB

Spectator No. 2.

Friday, March 2, 1710-1711

Steele.

19

Steele.

Spectator No. 109. Thursday, July 5, 1711

Spectator No. 110. Friday, July 6, 1711

III. SIR ROGER ON MEN OF FINE PARTS

Spectator No. 6. Wednesday, March 7, 1710-11

IV. A MEETING OF THE CLUB

V. LEONORA'S LIBRARY.

Spectator No. 37. Thursday, April 12, 1711

VI. SIR ROGER AT HIS COUNTRY HOUSE

Spectator No. 106. Monday, July 2, 1711

VII. THE COVERLEY HOUSEHOLD

Spectator No. 108. Wednesday, July 4, 1711

IX. THE COVERLEY LINEAGE

X. THE COVERLEY GHOST

34

65

49

Addison.

Spectator No. 112. Monday, July 9, 1711

67

Spectator No. 114. Wednesday, July 11, 1711.

XVI. THE COVERLEY WITCH.

Spectator No. 117. Saturday, July 14, 1711.

XVII. SIR ROGER AND LOVE-MAKING

Spectator No. 118. Monday, July 16, 1711

XVIII. POLITE AND RUSTIC MANNERS

Spectator No. 119. Tuesday, July 17, 1711

Addison.

93

Steele.

97

Addison.

103

XIX. THE COVERLEY POULTRY

Addison.

Spectator No. 120. Wednesday, July 18, 1711

107

XX. SIR ROGER IN THE COUNTRY

Spectator No. 122. Friday, July 20, 1711

Spectator No. 126. Wednesday, July 25, 1711 .

XXVII. SIR ROGER AND SIR ANDREW.

Spectator No. 174. Wednesday, September 19, 1711. 147

XXVIII. THE CRIES OF LONDON

Spectator No. 251. Tuesday, December 18, 1711 . . 152

XXIX. SIR ROGER COMES TO TOWN

Addison.

Spectator No. 269. Tuesday, January 8, 1711-12 . . 157

XXX. SIR ROGER IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Addison.

Spectator No. 329. Tuesday, March 18, 1711-12 . 162

XXXI. SIR ROGER UPON BEARDS

Spectator No. 331. Thursday, March 20, 1711-12.

PLAY

Tuesday, March 25, 1712

XXXIII. WILL HONEYCOMB'S ADVENTURES

Spectator No. 359. Tuesday, April 22, 1712.

XXXIV. SIR ROGER AT SPRING GARDEN

Spectator No. 383. Tuesday, May 20, 1712

XXXV. DEATH OF SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY

Spectator No. 517. Thursday, October 23, 1712