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Coverley, Sir Roger de
Coverley, Sir Roger de, a character described in the Spectator, a member of the Spectator Club, ‘a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet. His great-grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance which is called after him. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceeded from his good sense …It is said he keeps himself a batchelor, by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow of the next county to him.’ (No. 2, by Steele.) He figures in a number of Spectator papers by both Addison and Steele. His death is reported in No. 517, by Addison.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Coverley, Sir Roger de." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Coverley, Sir Roger de." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CoverleySirRogerde.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Coverley, Sir Roger de." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CoverleySirRogerde.html |
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Sir Roger de Coverley
Sir Roger de Coverley. Eng. country dance to tune of uncertain orig. (being variant of The Maltman, a Scottish tune sometimes called Roger the Cavalier). First printed by Playford, 1685. Arrs. by Grainger, Bridge, etc.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Sir Roger de Coverley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Sir Roger de Coverley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-SirRogerdeCoverley.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Sir Roger de Coverley." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-SirRogerdeCoverley.html |
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