Sir Roger de Coverley, fictitious character in The Spectator

Sir Roger de Coverley, a fictitious country squire character created by Joseph Addison in The Spectator in the early 18th century, after whom a dance was named. Seen here at the Temple Stairs, London, engaging the services of a waterman with a wooden leg who has been wounded in the Queen's service

Benevolent Charitable Coverley Cowley Disabled Fictitious Spectator Squire Waterman

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