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 5J.B. Lippincott, 1888 |
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... sense in divining and obviating a difficulty which I believe most persons will acknowledge occurred to themselves when they first entered on meta . physical studies : - " Although we divide the soul into several powers and faculties ...
... sense in divining and obviating a difficulty which I believe most persons will acknowledge occurred to themselves when they first entered on meta . physical studies : - " Although we divide the soul into several powers and faculties ...
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... " " Steele owned that the notion of adapting the name to the good genial old knight , originated with Swift .— * rities proceed from his good sense , and are contradictions No. 2. ] II SPECTATOR . THE SPECTATOR (Continued),
... " " Steele owned that the notion of adapting the name to the good genial old knight , originated with Swift .— * rities proceed from his good sense , and are contradictions No. 2. ] II SPECTATOR . THE SPECTATOR (Continued),
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... sense , and are contradictions to the manners of the world , only as he thinks the world is in the wrong . However , this humour creates him no enemies , for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to modes ...
... sense , and are contradictions to the manners of the world , only as he thinks the world is in the wrong . However , this humour creates him no enemies , for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to modes ...
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... sense , is pleasanter company than a ge- neral scholar ; and Sir Andrew having a natural unaffected elo- quence , the perspicuity of his discourse gives the same pleasure that wit would in another man . He has made his fortunes him ...
... sense , is pleasanter company than a ge- neral scholar ; and Sir Andrew having a natural unaffected elo- quence , the perspicuity of his discourse gives the same pleasure that wit would in another man . He has made his fortunes him ...
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... senses , and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Common sense , however , requires , that there should be nothing in the scenes and machines which may appear childish and absurd . How would the wits of King Charles's time ...
... senses , and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Common sense , however , requires , that there should be nothing in the scenes and machines which may appear childish and absurd . How would the wits of King Charles's time ...
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acrostics Addison admiration Æneid anagrams ancient appear audience Avarice beautiful behaviour body Boileau called club Coan wines creatures delight discourse dress DRYDEN Earl Douglas endeavour English entertainment epigram face false wit fancy figure filled forbear French genius gentleman give Glaphyra greatest hand heart honour Hudibras humour ingenious insomuch Italian John Simmonds kind of wit kings ladies language laugh letter likewise lion lipograms live look manner means mind Mohocks nation nature never night observed occasion opera Ovid paper particular passion person piece pleased poem poet reader reason rhymes ridiculous ROSCOMMON says scenes sense shew short side Sir Roger soul speak Spect Spectator stage Tatler tell Theodosius thing thou thought tion told tragedy Tryphiodorus verse VIRG Virgil virtue Whig whole woman women words writing