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, 1. köideLippincott, 1883 |
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Page xv
... advantages of a foundation then generally esteemed the wealthiest in Europe . At Magdalene , Addison resided during ten years . He was , at first A * one of those scholars who are called demies ; but LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADDISON . KV.
... advantages of a foundation then generally esteemed the wealthiest in Europe . At Magdalene , Addison resided during ten years . He was , at first A * one of those scholars who are called demies ; but LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADDISON . KV.
Page xvi
... called demies ; but was subsequently elected a fellow . ' His college is still proud of his name ; his portrait still hangs in the hall ; and strangers are still told that his favorite walk was under the elms which fringe the meadow on ...
... called demies ; but was subsequently elected a fellow . ' His college is still proud of his name ; his portrait still hangs in the hall ; and strangers are still told that his favorite walk was under the elms which fringe the meadow on ...
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... called , " he said , " an enemy of the church . But I will never do it any other injury than keeping Mr. Addison out of it . " This interference was successful ; and in the summer of 1699 , Addı son , made a rich man by his pension ...
... called , " he said , " an enemy of the church . But I will never do it any other injury than keeping Mr. Addison out of it . " This interference was successful ; and in the summer of 1699 , Addı son , made a rich man by his pension ...
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... called prosperous . It is clear that all the observations which Addison made in Italy tended to confirm him in the political opinions which he had adopted at home . To the last he always spoke of foreign travel as the best cure for ...
... called prosperous . It is clear that all the observations which Addison made in Italy tended to confirm him in the political opinions which he had adopted at home . To the last he always spoke of foreign travel as the best cure for ...
Page xliv
... called after his name . Namby - Pamby . But the most remarkable members of the little sen- ate , as Pope long afterwards called it , were Richard Steele and Thomas Tickell . Steele had known Addison from childhood . They had been toge ...
... called after his name . Namby - Pamby . But the most remarkable members of the little sen- ate , as Pope long afterwards called it , were Richard Steele and Thomas Tickell . Steele had known Addison from childhood . They had been toge ...
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ABIGAL Addison admire Æneid appear arms beauty behold blood Boileau BUTLER Cæsar Cato Cato's charms COACHMAN conjurer dear death DECIUS dost thou drum English ev'ry eyes fame FANTOME fate father fear friends GARDENER genius give gods grace GRIDELINE grief hand hast hear heart heaven honour Jove JUBA KING LADY Lancelot Addison Latin live look Lord Lord Halifax lov'd LUCIA LUCIUS maid MARCIA MARCUS Marlborough mighty muse never numbers Numidian nymph o'er Ovid passion Pentheus pleasure poem poet Pope PORTIUS praise prince Prithee QUEEN rage rise Roman Rome Rosamond SCENE SEMPRONIUS shade shine SIR GEORGE Sir Richard Steele SIR TRUSTY soul speak Spectator Steele story sword SYPHAX Tatler tears tell thee thing thought thousand thunder Tickell TINSEL tories turn VELLUM verse Virgil virtue Voltaire whig Whilst words wou'd writing young youth
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Page 199 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 411 - Rome fall a moment ere her time ? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and spin it to the last, So shall we gain still one day's liberty: And let me perish, but, in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Page 203 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball ; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Page 199 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 204 - How are thy Servants blest |"OW are Thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence.
Page 454 - ... there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works) he must delight in virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy. But when ! or where ! — This world was made for Caesar.
Page 203 - And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page lv - The plan of the Spectator must be allowed to be both original and eminently happy. Every valuable essay in the series may be read with pleasure separately ; yet the five or six hundred essays form a whole, and a whole which has the interest of a novel. It must be remembered, too, that at that time no novel, giving a lively and powerful picture of the common life and manners of England, had appeared. Richardson was working as a compositor. Fielding was robbing birds
Page lv - We have not the least doubt that if Addison had written a novel on an extensive plan, it would have been superior to any that we possess. As it is, he is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the greatest English novelists.
Page xix - He is taller, by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court ; which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders.