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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... turned . . . that tho they are utter Strangers to the common Occurrences of Life , they are able to discover the Sex of a Cockle , or describe the Generation of a Mite in all its circumstances . . . .I This distrust of abstruse detail ...
... turned . . . that tho they are utter Strangers to the common Occurrences of Life , they are able to discover the Sex of a Cockle , or describe the Generation of a Mite in all its circumstances . . . .I This distrust of abstruse detail ...
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... turned to Congreve and flattered Dryden by praising his friend . From his Oxford days Addison himself aspired to fame as a dramatist . The great conflicts amidst which his adolescence had been spent , and the ultimate triumph of reason ...
... turned to Congreve and flattered Dryden by praising his friend . From his Oxford days Addison himself aspired to fame as a dramatist . The great conflicts amidst which his adolescence had been spent , and the ultimate triumph of reason ...
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... turned away from politics and towards literary pursuits both as a means of livelihood and because the Tatler provided an immediate outlet for his talent . During September he had contributed four papers to Steele's periodical ...
... turned away from politics and towards literary pursuits both as a means of livelihood and because the Tatler provided an immediate outlet for his talent . During September he had contributed four papers to Steele's periodical ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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