 | John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 614 lehte
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they churm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English Essayists, but ns the forerunner of the great English Novelists. We say this of Addison alone ; for Addison is the... | |
 | Adam Gurowski - 1854 - 328 lehte
...distinguished themselves, he has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be said of Addison. . . . He is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest...as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection ; nor is their excellence more wonderful than... | |
 | Victor Cousin - 1854 - 408 lehte
...distinguished theu1M-lvcs. he has had no equal ; an1l tnls nn1y. with strict justice, be paid of Addlson. . . . He is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest...as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection; nor ia their excellence, more wonderful than... | |
 | Astolphe marquis de Custine - 1854 - 542 lehte
...distinguished themselves, he has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be said of Aadlson. . . . He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest...as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection ; nor Is their excellence more wonderful than... | |
 | Andrew Hull Foote - 1854 - 438 lehte
...themselves, be lia*» had no equal ; and this may, with strict Justice, be said of Addlvm. ... He ls entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner uf the great KngJlsh novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection; mir is their... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - 1854 - 784 lehte
...distinguished themselves, be has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be «id of AddlMm. ... He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but ae the forerunner of tbe great English novelists. His beet essays approach near to absolute perfection... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1854 - 432 lehte
...distinguished themselves, he has had no equal ; and this may, with strict Justice, be said of Addison. . . . He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, bnt as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection... | |
 | Astolphe marquis de Custine - 1854 - 536 lehte
...themselves, he has had no equal ; and this may, with atrtct justice, he said of Addtson. . . . He IB entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, bat as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection;... | |
 | Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) - 1856 - 404 lehte
...distinguished themselves, be has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be said of Addlson. ... He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest...as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection ; nor Is their excellence more wonderful than... | |
 | Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) - 1856 - 400 lehte
...themselves, no has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be raid of Addlson. . . . He IB entitled to be considered not only as the greatest...English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great EngIteh novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection ; nor Is their excellence more... | |
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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... 
