The Life of Joseph AddisonThere has never been a full biography of Joseph Addison, and this book is an attempt to provide one. Addison was the most admired literary figure in the England of his day; and after his death his writings influenced the development of English society and manners to an extent exceeded only by the Bible. The secret of this persuasive power lay as much in his personal qualities and principles of conduct as in the charm and elegance of the writing in which they found expression. -- From publisher's description. |
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Page 366
... Lady Warwick possessed these qualities . Addison himself was heavily laden with cares , and might well recall that he had caused Sir Trusty to complain in Rosamond : Hard is our fate , Who serve in the state , And should lay out our ...
... Lady Warwick possessed these qualities . Addison himself was heavily laden with cares , and might well recall that he had caused Sir Trusty to complain in Rosamond : Hard is our fate , Who serve in the state , And should lay out our ...
Page 368
... Lady Warwick destroy the least evidence of their affection for each other , that almost nothing is known of it . An anecdote is preserved to the effect that he had sounded the countess by reading to her printed matter bearing upon ...
... Lady Warwick destroy the least evidence of their affection for each other , that almost nothing is known of it . An anecdote is preserved to the effect that he had sounded the countess by reading to her printed matter bearing upon ...
Page 453
... Lady Warwick was fond of her husband , but not to the exclusion of her son , is evident from her will . She directed that she be buried near her son in Kensington Church , failing that , ' where my dear husband Mr. Addison is buried ...
... Lady Warwick was fond of her husband , but not to the exclusion of her son , is evident from her will . She directed that she be buried near her son in Kensington Church , failing that , ' where my dear husband Mr. Addison is buried ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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