The Tatler, Volumen1J. F. Dove, 1827 |
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... Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . Astrologer . The reason for the assump- tion of this name and character was the ludicrous celebrity which the famous Dean Swift had given to them . As there is not only a most singular specimen of literary jeu ...
... Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . Astrologer . The reason for the assump- tion of this name and character was the ludicrous celebrity which the famous Dean Swift had given to them . As there is not only a most singular specimen of literary jeu ...
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... Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . In this work , after some remarks upon his own skill , the stupid assurance of his competi- tors , and the credulity of the public , Swift confidently commences his prophecies : - " My first prediction is but a ...
... Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . In this work , after some remarks upon his own skill , the stupid assurance of his competi- tors , and the credulity of the public , Swift confidently commences his prophecies : - " My first prediction is but a ...
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... Isaac . The calm ridicule with which Bickerstaff replied to him in his " Vindication " is so entertaining , that we cannot forbear to transcribe some portion : - " " With my utmost endeavours , I have not been able to trace above two ...
... Isaac . The calm ridicule with which Bickerstaff replied to him in his " Vindication " is so entertaining , that we cannot forbear to transcribe some portion : - " " With my utmost endeavours , I have not been able to trace above two ...
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... Isaac Bickerstaff and Richard Steele were identical persons , and he prudently laid aside a cha- racter which it was no longer agreeable to him to wear . If the town felt any regret at the termination of the Tatler , it was soon ...
... Isaac Bickerstaff and Richard Steele were identical persons , and he prudently laid aside a cha- racter which it was no longer agreeable to him to wear . If the town felt any regret at the termination of the Tatler , it was soon ...
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... Isaac Bickerstaff was fortunately conceived , and well sustained throughout . Sister Jenny forms an amusing personage in the plot : her feminine garrulity and self complacent importance are agreeably described ; while her marriage is an ...
... Isaac Bickerstaff was fortunately conceived , and well sustained throughout . Sister Jenny forms an amusing personage in the plot : her feminine garrulity and self complacent importance are agreeably described ; while her marriage is an ...
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