Word: coverley
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...near as could be gathered his lecture was taken up with a review of Addison, the author's mode of criticism as shown in the "Spectator," an attempt to trace its effects in the German school. Part of the lecture was occupied in readings from "Sir Roger de Coverley." Those who had read Sir Roger recognize and appreciate Mr. Perry's efforts to bring out the "delicate touches" of the work. The effect on subsequent English writers, the success of the works from a financial standpoint, both were discussed with much spirit. The subsequent works, the outgrowth of the "Spectator...