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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... sent the Fellows who rejected him flying for refuge to the countryside . No young man tasting the realities of the world for the first time could have predicted that from the violent happenings of those years there would spring two ...
... sent the Fellows who rejected him flying for refuge to the countryside . No young man tasting the realities of the world for the first time could have predicted that from the violent happenings of those years there would spring two ...
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... sent from the regents , particularly those relating to diplomacy.1 The demolition of the port of Dunkirk , a principal objective in the peace treaty , was causing much concern.2 By 11 August the suspicions of the regents as to the ...
... sent from the regents , particularly those relating to diplomacy.1 The demolition of the port of Dunkirk , a principal objective in the peace treaty , was causing much concern.2 By 11 August the suspicions of the regents as to the ...
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... sent a plenipotentiary to Gibraltar where a year's truce and ex- change of captives was arranged . But no confirmation being forthcoming and the Bassa through whom Cornwall had arranged the meeting demanding $ 10,000 as due from the ...
... sent a plenipotentiary to Gibraltar where a year's truce and ex- change of captives was arranged . But no confirmation being forthcoming and the Bassa through whom Cornwall had arranged the meeting demanding $ 10,000 as due from the ...
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