The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's Edition, with Letters and Other Pieces Not Found in Any Previous Collection ; and Macaulay's Essay on His Life and Works, Volume 4J.B. Lippincott, 1888 |
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... readers with a lively picture of the follies and caprices and wants of the age . His pa- pers soon became the chief ornament of the work . " I fared , " says Steele , " like a distressed Prince , who calls in a powerful neighbour to his ...
... readers with a lively picture of the follies and caprices and wants of the age . His pa- pers soon became the chief ornament of the work . " I fared , " says Steele , " like a distressed Prince , who calls in a powerful neighbour to his ...
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... readers prefer Dr. Swift's prose to his : -but whatever other merit the Dean's writings may have ( and they have , certainly , a great deal ) , I affirm it with confidence ( because I have examined them both with care ) that they are ...
... readers prefer Dr. Swift's prose to his : -but whatever other merit the Dean's writings may have ( and they have , certainly , a great deal ) , I affirm it with confidence ( because I have examined them both with care ) that they are ...
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... reader part of a letter I have received from a friend at Am . sterdam , where there is a very noble theatre ; though the man- ner of furnishing it with actors is something peculiar to that place , and gives us occasion to admire both ...
... reader part of a letter I have received from a friend at Am . sterdam , where there is a very noble theatre ; though the man- ner of furnishing it with actors is something peculiar to that place , and gives us occasion to admire both ...
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... readers among others I spoke of a Pretty Fellow . I have received a kind admonition in a letter , to take care that I do not omit to show also what is meant by a Very Pretty Fel- low , which is to be allowed as a character by itself ...
... readers among others I spoke of a Pretty Fellow . I have received a kind admonition in a letter , to take care that I do not omit to show also what is meant by a Very Pretty Fel- low , which is to be allowed as a character by itself ...
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... readers ought to excuse us , if a westerly wind blowing for a fortnight together , generally fills every paper with an order of battle ; when we show our martial skill in each line , and according to the space we have to fill , we range ...
... readers ought to excuse us , if a westerly wind blowing for a fortnight together , generally fills every paper with an order of battle ; when we show our martial skill in each line , and according to the space we have to fill , we range ...
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