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Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. Along with ... His essays, reproduced in Tatler, The Spectator, and in a handful of ...

known for having authored An Inquiry into the Cause of the Wealth of Nations ... spectrum of topics ranging from astronomy to the origin of language. Smith ...

#039; concepts of the sublime in his, The Spectator (1711), and later the ... Grand Tour in 1699, and commented in the Spectator (1712) that, "The ...

of Medicine, and Doctor of Divinity, was the inventor of the sport of basketball ... Ontario on November 6, 1861. James was the eldest son of Scottish immigrants ...

favorable and comprehensive analysis within the contexts of diverse art forms. In Plato's metaphysics, permanent and immutable Ideas have the ...

(1971) and the National Book Award for The Spectator Bird (1976). His collection ... the National Book Award winner of 1977, The Spectator Bird. He would also win ...

the Child, who turns his head to gaze at the spectator. ... she first held her infant son Christ. The spectator, after all, is meant ...

and economist. His work was significant in the development of Utilitarianism ... Steele's literary magazine, The Spectator. Il Caffè represented ...

Daily Telegraph, The The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper ... right-leaning publications such as The Spectator. In June 2004, The Daily ...

the popular media, including The Times, The Spectator, and the New Statesman. ... the-pale My life beyond the pale] The Spectator, September 21, 2002. ...

31, 1986) was a British artist and sculptor. The son of a mining engineer, ... mystery and should make demands on the spectator. Giving a sculpture or ...

and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before ... in that it makes its effect without the spectator being made aware of it ...

His poetry, marked by understatement, the use of plain (and at times ... by J. D. Scott, literary editor of The Spectator, in 1954 to describe ...

The First Italo–Ethiopian War was fought between Italy and Ethiopia ... Some point out that Italy was perhaps the weakest of all the colonial ...

and architectural innovator. He was the youngest son of British Prime ... Walpole's more than 3,000 Letters provide insight into the intellectual ...

was a Scottish broadcasting executive. As the general manager of the BBC ... in Scotland John Charles Walsham Reith was the youngest, by ten years, of ...

novelist and spy, who is considered one of the earliest practitioners of ... penchant for satire got him trouble with the law on several occasions) ...

hostility towards her ideas. She was the first Englishwomen to climb ... Frank, 212, citing a letter to the Spectator December 28, 1895 which ...

Hill Green, Bosanquet helped to revive the idealism of Hegel in England ... the artist in creating a work, and of the spectator in appreciating it. In ...

as an editor of The Times as well as The Spectator, where he was employed ... freelance jobs. Along with working for The Spectator, he also co-edited the ...

art movement that began in Germany. Unlike the French impressionists, who ... that with simple colors and shapes the spectator could perceive the moods ...

or any form of content that is not music. In the U.S., the Library of Congress ... *Mann, Sargy. 2007. "BOOKS - Audio Books." The Spectator. 50. ...

writer, and editor. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship ... Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of ...

is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. Her most famous photo appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone ...

The following year she edited Selections from the Spectator, Tatler ... *Selections from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, and Freeholder, ...

professor and theologian, a key leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and ... Although he was pitted against the Swiss reformers at the Marburg ...

The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...

for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during the Russian ... publications and in newspapers—The Spectator, where Bryant was society ...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world's premier ... of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball ...

all others, however, and that was The Spectator (1711), written by Joseph ... (1704–1706). The London Spy, before The Spectator, took up the position ...

go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go fly ... Ski jumping, like skydiving, is a sport practiced by those who enjoy ...

On December 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her ... a headscarf and for allegedly shaking the hand of a man. Defending her ...

videbimus lumen(In Thy light shall we see the light) (a paraphrase of Psalm ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies ...

de Marisco is drawn to his execution tied to the back of a horse.]] To be drawn and quartered was the penalty ordained in England for ...

Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural ... outsold and dominated all others, The Spectator, written by Joseph Addison ...

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private ... The term "Ivy League" is now most commonly used to refer ...

American economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement ... read." Jay Douglas, writing in The Spectator, derided Socialism as ...

Juggling is a form of skillful, often artful, object manipulation ... audience for the purpose of creating joy for the spectator. ...

The term drama comes from a Greek word meaning "action" ... and time were seen as essential for the spectator's complete absorption ...

The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious ... The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association ...

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The ... The varying forms of football have several aspects in common. They ...

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American ... After the Civil War, the South was largely devastated in terms of ...

as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools ... Raja yoga is concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using ...

a basketball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules ... Points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above; ...

jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed parachuting ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...

The word Magi refers to a class of ancient Zoroastrian astrologer ... scene with the Virgin and Christ facing the spectator, while the Magi devoutly ...

(MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 ... Banks is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He began ...

Gujarati writers and educators involved in the debate over social reforms ... Manilal's writings belong to the Pandit Yuga, or "Scholar ...

and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this pronunciati ... by various Wimseys and published in The Spectator during World War II. ...

), a form of ritual dance drama, originated in the Southern Indian ... when cultural influences were eroding the adherence of the people to ...

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city area in the United ... Honolulu's history includes habitation beginning in the twelfth ...

A cowboy is an animal herder, usually in charge of the horses and/or ... in rodeos, while some work exclusively in the rodeo. Cowboys also spawned ...

diplomat, and jurist, best known as the first Chief Justice of the ... Considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States ...

Volleyball is a globally recognized sport that found its origins in ... The complete rules of volleyball are extensive, but in general, play ...

The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics) are the ... The original Olympic Games began in c. 776 B.C.E. in Olympia, Greece ...

in Giorgio Vasari's Vite (Lives of the Artists). Alberti studied ... mathematically coherent and related to the spectator. However, the technical ...

and humanist who greatly influenced the cultural and literary renaissance ... *El Espectador (The Spectator, 8 volumes published 1916-1934) ...

Kābul (Persian: کابل, IPA: [kɑː'bʊl]) is the capital ... Many empires have fought over the city during its 3,500 year history ...

The America’s Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta ... During the year of the first World's Fair, American boatbuilders ...

), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism ... C. S. Lewis, "Evil and God" The Spectator CLXVI (1941) ...

of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east ... The lands have been inhabited for millennia by aboriginal peoples ...

coercion in order to achieve justice. The boycott serves as a nonviolent ... 039; London from Kew to Mile End" (The Spectator, January 22, 1881). ...

South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...

Yoga (from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke")) refers to ... During the twentieth century, the philosophy and practice of Yoga ...

with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La ... The Spectator, Volume 50 (F.C. Westley, 1877), 983. During this time ...

romanized: Kyiv, pronounced [ˈkɪjiu̯], the capital and the largest city ... Founded in the fifth or sixth century as a trading post, it acquired ...

In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that used exaggerated ... One of the defining aspects of music of the Baroque era was its connection ...

superhero widely considered to be one of the most famous and popular such ... A. C. Grayling, writing in The Spectator, traces Superman's stances ...

The horse or domestic horse (Equus caballus) is a sizable ungulate ... Horses, one of the most historically vital domesticated animals to ...

The Volga ( Во́лга|a=Ru-Волга.ogg|p=ˈvoɫɡə ... has always been Russia’s lifeblood] The Spectator, January 16, 2021. Retrieved ...

film director closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. He ... identity and nature is unimportant to the spectator of the film. In Vertigo ...

::Note: For the Roman god Jupiter please click here. : Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar ...

Main sequence is the class name for stars that occupy a continuous ... energy at its hot, dense core through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into ...

New journals like The Spectator and The Tatler that reviewed novels ... of eighteenth century novelists. The Spectator Number 10 had stated ...

[[Image:Earth Western Hemisphere.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Increasingly ... Globalization, as a concept, refers both to the "shrinking" ...

"Moscow's jihadi,"] The Spectator, June 25, 2011. Retrieved ... "Moscow's jihadi,"] The Spectator, June 25, 2011. Retrieved ...

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... did not cease until he threw his crown into the water. He sailed to the closest ...

Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language ... Argus, based on Joseph Addison's The Spectator. Dalin gave a sketch ...

Identity politics refers to the idea that socially constructed identities ... vicious, narcissistic cowards,"] The Spectator, February 19, 2015. Retrieved ...

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National ... at sunset across this lava that charms the spectator. It becomes a twisted ...

koku) is an island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan ... Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands ...

The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the ... policy that has rewarded veterans of the Bush War with farms previously ...

The Kingdom of Thailand, known as Siam until 1939, lies in Southeast ... The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language ...

was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme ... law firm before becoming a law professor at the University of Virginia. In ...

of six field players and one goalkeeper. The objective of the game is to ... :Note: Rules below reflect the latest FINA Water Polo Rules 2005-2009. ...

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... The city is abundantly rich in water, with over twenty lakes and wetlands ...

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... The adjective (language, ethnicity and citizenship) derived from Madagascar ...

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...

Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern ... contributed to rapid industrialization; by the 1890s, the country had begun ...

and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism ... articles and helped edit the club’s yearbook The Spectator. ...

Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை), formerly known as Madras, the ... Government Gazzette followed in 1795. The Spectator, founded in 1836, marked ...

Scottish philosopher and historian. Hume was the third, the most radical and ... of Joseph Addison's Tatler and The Spectator, which Hume read avidly ...

Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction between individuals of ... in accord with nature and natural law. On the other hand, many cultures ...

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg ... The world's only sovereign Grand Duchy, Luxembourg is a parliamentary ...

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic, is a Southern European ... The Italian Republic shares its northern alpine boundary with France ...

This article is about the nation of Georgia. For the U.S. state, see ... , known officially from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a ...

with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The ... players, it is a popular worldwide spectator sport. The four Major championship ...

Restoration literature is the English literature written during the ... The Athenian Mercury set the stage for the later The Spectator, Gray ...

and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated ... After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became ...

, romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... its performing arts. It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint ...

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the Russian ... Despite this acceptance, post-Soviet Russia lacked the military and ...

For the Republic of China see Taiwan. For the civilization of China and its history see China. ...

Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...

revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic of ... genocide/ Systematic genocide] The Spectator (September 25, 2010) ...

England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the ... England is often mistakenly considered the same as the United Kingdom ...

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly ... The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional ...

There was systematic political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, ... |title=Psychiatry and dissent |journal=The Spectator |date=4 March 1978a ...