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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... young men in the famous ' Golden Election ' of that year . " Tityrus et Mopsus ' was something of a scholarship per- formance , and the subject would appeal to the restored Fellows of the college . While at Oxford , and almost cer ...
... young men in the famous ' Golden Election ' of that year . " Tityrus et Mopsus ' was something of a scholarship per- formance , and the subject would appeal to the restored Fellows of the college . While at Oxford , and almost cer ...
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... Young's expenses on duty in London . Addison had lent him £ 62 out of his own pocket . He now instructed Dawson to retain this for his own credit , otherwise Young ' will be obliged to pay me in London ' . But in the case of Budgell ...
... Young's expenses on duty in London . Addison had lent him £ 62 out of his own pocket . He now instructed Dawson to retain this for his own credit , otherwise Young ' will be obliged to pay me in London ' . But in the case of Budgell ...
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... young Warwick was probably quite agreeable . On 14 May the young earl was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the King , ' possibly as a reward for Addison's championship of the Peerage Bill , and because of Warwick's assiduity in the ...
... young Warwick was probably quite agreeable . On 14 May the young earl was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the King , ' possibly as a reward for Addison's championship of the Peerage Bill , and because of Warwick's assiduity in the ...
Contents
AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
THE COCKPIT 17041708 | 91 |
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