Near the end of the
De Oratore.
| [No. 542] | Friday, November 21, 1712 | Addison |
Et sibi præferri se gaudet.
Ovid.
When I have been present in Assemblies where my Paper has been talked of, I have been very well pleased to hear those who would detract from the Author of it observe, that the Letters which are sent to the
Spectator
are as good, if not better than any of his Works. Upon this Occasion many Letters of Mirth are usually mentioned, which some think the