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List of most recent chapters published for the The Spectator novel. A total of 437 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Spectator.by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.VOL. I.1891 INTRODUCTION
When Richar
The Spectator.by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.VOL. I.1891 INTRODUCTION
When Richard Steele, in number 555 of his 'Spectator', signed its last paper and named those who had most helped him 'to keep up the spirit of so long and approved
- 37 No. 43. Thursday, April 19, 1711. Steele.'Ha tibi erunt artes; pacisque imponere morem, Parcere Subjectis, et debellare Superbos.'Virg.There are Crowds of Men, whose great Misfortune it is that they were not bound to Mechanick Arts or Trades; it
- 36 "Tom Otter's bull, bear, and horse is known all over England, 'in rerum natura.'"In the fifth act Morose, who has married a Silent Woman and discovered her tongue after marriage, is played upon by the introduction of Otter, disgui
- 35 But to shew how a Rant pleases beyond the most just and natural Thought that is not p.r.o.nounced with Vehemence, I would desire the Reader when he sees the Tragedy of _OEdipus_, to observe how quietly the Hero is dismissed at the End of the third Act, af
- 34 As a perfect Tragedy is the n.o.blest Production of Human Nature, so it is capable of giving the Mind one of the most delightful and most improving Entertainments. A virtuous Man (says _Seneca_) struggling with Misfortunes, is such a Spectacle as G.o.ds m
- 33 The translation of 'Juvenal' and 'Persius' by Dryden, with help of his two sons, and of Congreve, Creech, Tate, and others, was first published in 1693. Dryden translated Satires 1, 3, 6, 10, and 16 of Juvenal, and the whole of Persius
- 32 'Thun'. I am the bold 'Thunder'.'Light'. The brisk Lightning, I.'][Footnote 4: William Bullock was a good and popular comedian, whom some preferred to Penkethman, because he spoke no more than was set down for him, and d
- 31 [Footnote 1: that][Footnote 2: Wit, in the town sense, is talked of to satiety in Shadwell's plays; and window-breaking by the street rioters called 'Scowrers,' who are the heroes of an entire play of his, named after them, is represented t
- 30 But Steele, quoting from memory, altered the words to his purpose. Ben Johnson's lines were: 'Underneath this stone doth lie, As much Beauty as could die, Which in Life did Harbour give To more Virture than doth live.']No. 34. Monday, April
- 29 For the Truth of which he appealed to the Frontispiece of several Books, and particularly to the _English Juvenal_, [3] to which he referred him; and only added, "That such Authors were the _Larvati_ [4] or _Larva donati_ of the Ancients."This c
- 28 The Projector having thus settled Matters, to the good liking of all that heard him, he left his Seat at the Table, and planted himself before the Fire, where I had unluckily taken my Stand for the Convenience of over-hearing what he said. Whether he had
- 27 [Footnote 3: Henry Purcell died of consumption in 1695, aged 37.'He was,' says Mr. Hullah, in his Lectures on the History of Modern Music, 'the first Englishman to demonstrate the possibility of a national opera. No Englishman of the last c
- 26 I shall add to the foregoing Letter, another which came to me by the same Penny-Post.From my own Apartment near Charing-Cross.Honoured Sir, 'Having heard that this Nation is a great Encourager of Ingenuity, I have brought with me a Rope-dancer that w
- 25 [Footnote 5: At the close of the reign of William III. the exiled James II died, and France proclaimed his son as King of England. William III thus was enabled to take England with him into the European War of the Spanish Succession. The accession of Quee
- 24 No. 25. Thursday, March 29, 1711. Addison.... aegrescitque medendo.Vir.The following Letter will explain it self, and needs no Apology.SIR, 'I am one of that sickly Tribe who are commonly known by the Name of _Valetudinarians_, and do confess to you
- 23 No. 24. Wednesday, March 28, 1711. Steele.Accurrit quidam notus mihi nomine tantum; Arreptaque manu, Quid agis dulcissime rerum?Hor.There are in this Town a great Number of insignificant People, who are by no means fit for the better sort of Conversation,
- 22 'Venienti occurrite morbo.'N. B. Any Person may agree by the Great, and be kept in Repair by the Year.The Doctor draws Teeth without pulling off your Mask.R.No. 23. Tuesday, March 27, 1711 [1] Addison. Savit atrox Volscens, nec teli conspicit us
- 21 Camilla: And my Life scarce of late-- Linco: You need not repeat.Prenesto: Help me! oh help me![A wild Boar struck by Prenesto.]Huntsman: Lets try to a.s.sist him. Linco: Ye G.o.ds, what Alarm!Huntsman: Quick run to his aid.[Enter Prenesto: The Boar pursu
- 20 'This part of Scythia, in its whole Northern extent, I take to have been the vast Hive out of which issued so many mighty swarms of barbarous nations,' &c. And again, 'Each of these countries was like a mighty hive, which, by the vigour of
- 19 No. 20.] Friday, March 23, 1711. [Steele.[Greek: Kynos ommat' ech_on ...]Hom.Among the other hardy Undertakings which I have proposed to my self, that of the Correction of Impudence is what I have very much at Heart.This in a particular Manner is my
- 18 One scarce knows how to be serious in the Confutation of an Absurdity that shews itself at the first Sight. It does not want any great Measure of Sense to see the Ridicule of this monstrous Practice; but what makes it the more astonis.h.i.+ng, it is not t
- 17 Having been very well entertained, in the last of your Speculations that I have yet seen, by your Specimen upon Clubs, which I therefore hope you will continue, I shall take the Liberty to furnish you with a brief Account of such a one as perhaps you have
- 16 No. 16 Monday, March 19. Addison Quid verum atque decens curo et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum.Hor.I have receiv'd a Letter, desiring me to be very satyrical upon the little m.u.f.f that is now in Fas.h.i.+on; another informs me of a Pair of silver Garte
- 15 Pepys tells of the crowd waiting, in 1667, to see Lady Castlemaine come out from the puppet play of 'Patient Grisel.'The Powell mentioned in this essay was a deformed cripple whose Puppet-Show, called Punch's Theatre, owed its pre-eminence
- 14 [Footnote 1: The famous Neapolitan actor and singer, Cavalier Nicolino Grimaldi, commonly called Nicolini, had made his first appearance in an opera called 'Pyrrhus and Demetrius,' which was the last attempt to combine English with Italian. His
- 13 [Footnote 1: Told in the prose 'Satyricon' ascribed to Petronius, whom Nero called his Arbiter of Elegance. The tale was known in the Middle Ages from the stories of the 'Seven Wise Masters.' She went down into the vault with her husba
- 12 XI. None of the Club shall have his Cloaths or Shoes made or mended, but by a Brother Member.XII. No Non-juror shall be capable of being a Member.The Morality of this little Club is guarded by such wholesome Laws and Penalties, that I question not but my
- 11 Not long after the Perusal of this Letter I received another upon the same Subject; which by the Date and Stile of it, I take to be written by some young Templer.Middle Temple, 1710-11.SIR, When a Man has been guilty of any Vice or Folly, I think the best
- 10 'Somnia, terrores magicos, miracula, Sagas, Nocturnos lemures, portentaque Thessala rides?'Hor.Going Yesterday to Dine with an old Acquaintance, I had the Misfortune to find his whole Family very much dejected. Upon asking him the Occasion of it
- 9 Hor.An Opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its Decorations, as its only Design is to gratify the Senses, and keep up an indolent Attention in the Audience. Common Sense however requires that there should be nothing in the Scenes and Machine
- 8 'Orb.' Who calls Terra-firma pray?[Enter Sol, to the tune of Robin Hood, &c.]While they dance Bayes cries, mightily taken with his device, 'Now the Earth's before the Moon; now the Moon's before the Sun: there's the Eclipse a
- 7 [Footnote 2: 'Soho Square' was then a new and most fas.h.i.+onable part of the town. It was built in 1681. The Duke of Monmouth lived in the centre house, facing the statue. Originally the square was called King Square.Pennant mentions, on Pegg&
- 6 [Footnote 4: This is said to allude to a description of the Pyramids of Egypt, by John Greaves, a Persian scholar and Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, who studied the principle of weights and measures in the Roman Foot and the Denarius, and whos
- 5 My LORD, I should not act the Part of an impartial Spectator, if I Dedicated the following Papers to one who is not of the most consummate and most acknowledged Merit.None but a person of a finished Character can be the proper Patron of a Work, which ende
- 4 They seemed indeed at first to think that what was only the garnish of the former 'Tatlers', was that which recommended them; and not those Substantial Entertainments which they everywhere abound in. According they were continually talking of th
- 3 They do not design to expose Persons but things; and of them, none but such as more than ordinarily deserve it; they who would not be censurd by this a.s.sembly, are desired to act with caution enough, not to fall under their Hands; for they resolve to tr
- 2 With that strong regard for the drama which cannot well be wanting to the man who has an artist's vivid sense of life, Steele never withdrew his good will from the players, never neglected to praise a good play, and, I may add, took every fair occasi
- 1 The Spectator.by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.VOL. I.1891 INTRODUCTION When Richard Steele, in number 555 of his 'Spectator', signed its last paper and named those who had most helped him 'to keep up the spirit of so long and approved