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Page 325
... Addison's advancement , to tell him how poor Rowe was grieved at his displeasure , and what satisfaction he expressed at Mr. Addison's good fortune , which he expressed so naturally that he ( Mr. Pope ) could not but think him sincere ...
... Addison's advancement , to tell him how poor Rowe was grieved at his displeasure , and what satisfaction he expressed at Mr. Addison's good fortune , which he expressed so naturally that he ( Mr. Pope ) could not but think him sincere ...
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... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequiousness . Addison ...
... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequiousness . Addison ...
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... Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in The Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as Steele , with ...
... Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in The Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as Steele , with ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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