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" The state of conversation and business in this town having long been perplexed with Pretenders in both kinds, in order to open men's minds against such abuses, it appeared no unprofitable undertaking to publish a Paper, which should observe upon the manners... "
The Tatler
1803
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 1

1710 - 454 pages
...Pleafurable, as well as the Bufie Part of Mankind. - To make this generally read, it fecmed the moft proper Method to form it by Way of a Letter of Intelligence, confiding of fuch Parts as might gratify the Curiofity of Perfons of all Conditions, and of each Sex....
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 1

Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 398 pages
...the Pleafurable, as well as theBufiePart of Mankind. To ma^ce this generally read, it feemed the moft proper Method to form it by Way of a Letter of Intelligence, confiding of fuch Parts as might gratify the Curiofity of Perfons of all ConditionSj and of each Sex....
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The Life and Posthumous Works of Arthur Maynwaring, Esq: Containing Several ...

Arthur Maynwaring - 1715 - 412 pages
...the Pleafurable as well as the bufie Part of Mankind. To make this generally read, it feem'd the moft proper Method to form it by way of a Letter of Intelligence, confifting of fuch Parts, as might gratify the Guriofiry of Perfons of all Conditions, and of each...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 1

1751 - 330 pages
...Way of a Letter of Intelligence, corififtir.g of fuch Parts as might gratify the Curiofity of Perfons of all Conditions, and of each Sex. But a Work of...requiring Time to grow into the Notice of the World, it happen'd very luckily, that a little before I had refolved upon this Dtfign, a Gentleman had written...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq; ...

Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 346 pages
...by way of a Letter of Intelligence, confiding of fuch parts as might gratify thecuriofity of perfons of all conditions, and of each Sex. But a work of this nature requiring time tp grow into the notice of the world, it happened very luckily, that, a little before I had refolved...
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The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele ..

Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 264 pages
...the pleafurable, as well as the bufy part of mankind. To make this generally read, it feemed the moft proper method to form it by way of a Letter of Intelligence, confifting of fuch parts as might gratify the curiofity of perfons of all conditions, and of each fex....
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...against such abuses, it appeared no unprofitable undertaking to publish a Paper, which should observe upon the manners of the pleasurable, as well as the...consisting of such parts as might gratify the curiosity of person^ of all conditions, and of each sex. But a work of this nature requiring time to grow into the...
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Tatler & Guardian

1831 - 704 pages
...against such abuses, it appeared no unprofitable undertaking to publish a Paper, which should observe /< fz% y? H n"> n 79;r:LKÕ‡ 6{8R U_} OK Pe K+ o u...eT(H ~B @ Em \ [ ? . F | 9 8 tF a ^ d0 parta as might gratify the curiosity of persons of all conditions, and of each sex. But a work of this...
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The British Essayists: Tatler.-v. 5-12. Spectator.-v. 13-15. Guardian.-v. 16 ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1856 - 442 pages
...eyes'agairist such abuses, it appeared no unprofitable undertaking to publish a Paper, which should observe upon the manners of the pleasurable, as well as the...of Intelligence, consisting of such parts as might gratify-the curiosity of persons of all conditions, and of each sex. But a work of this nature requiring...
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Addison

William John Courthope - 1884 - 202 pages
...against such abuses, it appeared no unprofitable undertaking to publish a Paper, which should observe upon the manners of the pleasurable, as well as the...curiosity of persons of all conditions and of each sex. . . . The general purposes of this Paper is to expose the false arts of life, to pull off the disguises...
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