...determined to endeavor to improve my style. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...that view I took some of the papers, and making short bints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the...

...volume of thfi Spectator, a very famous work, published by several English wits in the year 1711. He bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. This book was now his continual study, and he himself tried to write as much as possible in its very...

...About this time," says he, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator ; I had never before seen any ot them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was...I took some of the papers, and making short hints ot the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days ; and then, without looking at the book,...

...interesting aud instructive. "About this time," he says, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent; and wished, if possible, to imitate it....

...remarks, "I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them; I bought it, and read it over and over, and was much delighted with...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and without looking at the book tried to complete the papers again." In this manner he devoted each leisure...

...criticism, " thought the writing excellent, and determined, if possible, to imitate it." With this view he took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by for a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing...

...words: — "About tils time I met with an odd volume of the ' Spectator' ; I had never before 8een any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days. Then, without looking at the book, I tried to complete the paper again, by expressing esch sentiment...

...has minutely detailed. " About this time," he says, " I met with an odd volume of' the Spectator ; I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by for a few days ; and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing...

...determined to endeavor to improve my style. About this time, I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to...

...attributed his advancement in life. He bought an odd. volume of the Spectator ; and he used to take some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each, lay them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, he tried to complete the papers again....