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 112
... Sunderland , who took the oaths of office and was sworn of the Privy Council on 3 December . That night Addison was busy issuing the neces- sary warrants and writing notes to British envoys abroad to inform them of the change in high ...
... Sunderland , who took the oaths of office and was sworn of the Privy Council on 3 December . That night Addison was busy issuing the neces- sary warrants and writing notes to British envoys abroad to inform them of the change in high ...
Page 113
... Sunderland was on bad terms with his father - in- law , who had been celebrated in the Campaign . Nevertheless , Addison must have congratulated himself upon surviving a moment of peril as he prepared to serve a new master . Two years ...
... Sunderland was on bad terms with his father - in- law , who had been celebrated in the Campaign . Nevertheless , Addison must have congratulated himself upon surviving a moment of peril as he prepared to serve a new master . Two years ...
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... Sunderland that it was ' utterly impossible ' to prevent their coming to this conclusion : ' H. Excies friends would entirely lose themselves should they offer to oppose it ' . More satisfactorily , he soon afterwards completed a ...
... Sunderland that it was ' utterly impossible ' to prevent their coming to this conclusion : ' H. Excies friends would entirely lose themselves should they offer to oppose it ' . More satisfactorily , he soon afterwards completed a ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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