Augustan Age saw the rise of Journalism and periodical literature. Following the periodicals ‘The Review’ of Daniel Defoe and ‘The Examiner’ of Jonathan Swift, in 1709, Richard Steele brought out his Whig paper ‘The Tatler’. Having decided to keep the Politics away Joseph Addison and Richard Steele started ‘The Spectator’ in 1711. The Periodical had two objects, that is reforming of the contemporary society and presenting the true picture of the Age very faithfully. Out of 555 essays, Addison wrote 274 essays. 'The coverly Papers' were part of 'The spectator' and they were 35 in number. The principal instrument employed by Addison and Steele was gentle satire. They ridiculed at the eccentricities and idiosyncrasies and never abused. Their ridicule was gentle and ironical and their humour was tolerant and gentle.