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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... considerably as had the extent of the apparatus available to the translator . Addison certainly never set himself any ... considerable progress of scholarly education in the in- terval of time which separated the two men , we may suppose ...
... considerably as had the extent of the apparatus available to the translator . Addison certainly never set himself any ... considerable progress of scholarly education in the in- terval of time which separated the two men , we may suppose ...
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... considerable Latin poet , when dedicating his ' Phaedra ' to Charles Montagu , referred to the ' Pax Gulielmi ' as the ' best Latin poem since the Aeneid ' , which , even allowing for the fact that he had been an Oxford friend of ...
... considerable Latin poet , when dedicating his ' Phaedra ' to Charles Montagu , referred to the ' Pax Gulielmi ' as the ' best Latin poem since the Aeneid ' , which , even allowing for the fact that he had been an Oxford friend of ...
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... considerable number of duties , though not to leave Holland House . By 21 January he was picking up the threads of business , but was not dealing with Irish affairs , or indeed with a considerable number of matters which he formerly ...
... considerable number of duties , though not to leave Holland House . By 21 January he was picking up the threads of business , but was not dealing with Irish affairs , or indeed with a considerable number of matters which he formerly ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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