Show sir roger do coverley tho the name Is that of a member of an imaginary club under whose auspices tile hie spectator was supposed to be edited sir iloner Is the type of an english gentleman of the time of queen anne 1702 1714 and figures in thirty papers of tile 1 ile he Is noted for its his modesty mod ety generosity and hoppl bality the name sir roger do de coverley le was also given to a dance similar to the virginia reel and supposed to have been tile the original atit of it the title Is derived from tile english squire described in the spectator |