Coverley

[ kuhv-er-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.

Coverley

/ ˈkʌvəlɪ /

Two queens of the snobocracy will entertain us at romping in the hay, with Sir Roger de Coverley to follow.

Yet, in a sense, it has nearly as much to do with the advent of the novel as Sir Roger de Coverley himself.

To keep them no longer in suspense,—Sir Roger de Coverley is dead.

They promised mistletoe, snapdragon, and Sir Roger de Coverley.

The piano had begun, and "Sir Roger de Coverley" was being thundered forth.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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