The Life of Joseph AddisonClarendon P., 1968 - Počet stran: 499 There 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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... recorded as indulging himself in any robust activity ; even as an undergraduate his wit and con- versation were tempered with the grave melancholy of a memento mori . True , he advocated shadow boxing for scholars : this opens the Chest ...
... recorded as indulging himself in any robust activity ; even as an undergraduate his wit and con- versation were tempered with the grave melancholy of a memento mori . True , he advocated shadow boxing for scholars : this opens the Chest ...
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... recorded in the Vice - President's Register that ' Concessa est Mro . Addison , ab iis quorum intererat , dis- pensatio , ne teneatur Sacris Ordinibus initiari ' . This was a wise as well as a fortunate decision , for Joseph Addison had ...
... recorded in the Vice - President's Register that ' Concessa est Mro . Addison , ab iis quorum intererat , dis- pensatio , ne teneatur Sacris Ordinibus initiari ' . This was a wise as well as a fortunate decision , for Joseph Addison had ...
Strana 255
... recorded a meeting at his lodgings : ' I deny my- self to everybody except about half a dozen , and they were all here , and Mr. Addison one . ' George Berkeley was one of the company : ' I breakfasted with Mr. Addison at Dr. Swift's ...
... recorded a meeting at his lodgings : ' I deny my- self to everybody except about half a dozen , and they were all here , and Mr. Addison one . ' George Berkeley was one of the company : ' I breakfasted with Mr. Addison at Dr. Swift's ...
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AN OXFORD CAREER 16871699 II | 11 |
A GRAND TOUR 16991703 | 45 |
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