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... Addison , when the reputation of their wit first brought them together , with the respect due to a man whose abilities were acknowledged , and who , having attained that eminence to which he was himself aspiring , had in his hands the ...
... Addison , when the reputation of their wit first brought them together , with the respect due to a man whose abilities were acknowledged , and who , having attained that eminence to which he was himself aspiring , had in his hands the ...
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... Addison , and complained of it in terms sufficiently resentful to Craggs , their common friend . When Addison's opinion was asked , he declared the versions to be both good , but Tickell's the best that had ever been written ; and ...
... Addison , and complained of it in terms sufficiently resentful to Craggs , their common friend . When Addison's opinion was asked , he declared the versions to be both good , but Tickell's the best that had ever been written ; and ...
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... Addison , of which the last couplet has been twice corrected . It was at first , Then , At last it is , Who would not smile if such a man there be ? Who would not laugh if Addison were he ? Who would not grieve if such a man there be ...
... Addison , of which the last couplet has been twice corrected . It was at first , Then , At last it is , Who would not smile if such a man there be ? Who would not laugh if Addison were he ? Who would not grieve if such a man there be ...
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Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote