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Page 415
... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the pre- dominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequi- ousness . Addison ...
... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the pre- dominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequi- ousness . Addison ...
Page 420
... Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three hundred ...
... Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three hundred ...
Page 427
... Addison was importuned , in the name of the tute- lary deities of Britain , to shew his courage and his zeal by finishing his design . To resume his work he seemed perversely and un- accountably unwilling ; and by a request , which per ...
... Addison was importuned , in the name of the tute- lary deities of Britain , to shew his courage and his zeal by finishing his design . To resume his work he seemed perversely and un- accountably unwilling ; and by a request , which per ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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