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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... taken to disencumber the text , inevitably at some inconvenience to those who may use it : 1. The Letters of Joseph ... taken from Donald F. Bond's edition ( Oxford , 1965 ) and quotations from other periodicals are taken from the ...
... taken to disencumber the text , inevitably at some inconvenience to those who may use it : 1. The Letters of Joseph ... taken from Donald F. Bond's edition ( Oxford , 1965 ) and quotations from other periodicals are taken from the ...
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... taken . This was the more likely because it was generally associated with Steele in the public mind . It was therefore a wise decision , so characteristic of Addison , so unlike Steele , to ignore any critics who might appear : I have ...
... taken . This was the more likely because it was generally associated with Steele in the public mind . It was therefore a wise decision , so characteristic of Addison , so unlike Steele , to ignore any critics who might appear : I have ...
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... taken a promi- nent part in the distribution of the Tatler and Jacob Tonson , nephew of Addison's publisher of the same name , had taken over the collected volumes of that paper by the middle of 1711. Professor Donald Bond's careful ...
... taken a promi- nent part in the distribution of the Tatler and Jacob Tonson , nephew of Addison's publisher of the same name , had taken over the collected volumes of that paper by the middle of 1711. Professor Donald Bond's careful ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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