The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1885 |
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Page v
... given any of Addison's let- ters , evidently not aware that any of an authentic character existed ; neither had his precursor , Tickell , upon whom the duty , as Addison's literary executor , devolved , and who ap- pears to have been in ...
... given any of Addison's let- ters , evidently not aware that any of an authentic character existed ; neither had his precursor , Tickell , upon whom the duty , as Addison's literary executor , devolved , and who ap- pears to have been in ...
Page vi
... given on a starred page , to follow 528 . Among so many remarkable letters and papers , it is diffi cult to point out the most interesting , but the following seem in particular to deserve enumeration : Addison's letters to the PREFACE .
... given on a starred page , to follow 528 . Among so many remarkable letters and papers , it is diffi cult to point out the most interesting , but the following seem in particular to deserve enumeration : Addison's letters to the PREFACE .
Page ix
... given . The Index is extremely ample , the most complete ever given to Addison ; nevertheless several omissions have oc- curred , the principal of which are supplied on the last page . The Life of Addison has been written so often , and ...
... given . The Index is extremely ample , the most complete ever given to Addison ; nevertheless several omissions have oc- curred , the principal of which are supplied on the last page . The Life of Addison has been written so often , and ...
Page x
... ceded the task . He has for the second time given " his days and nights to the volumes of Addison , " and he hopes not unprofitably to the public . Dec. 26th , 1855 . H. G. B. CONTENTS . PAGE POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . To Mr. PREFACE .
... ceded the task . He has for the second time given " his days and nights to the volumes of Addison , " and he hopes not unprofitably to the public . Dec. 26th , 1855 . H. G. B. CONTENTS . PAGE POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . To Mr. PREFACE .
Page xvii
... given him a very new idea of the English politeness , and that he did not question but there were excellent compo- sitions in the native language of a country , that possessed the Roman genius in so eminent a degree . The first English ...
... given him a very new idea of the English politeness , and that he did not question but there were excellent compo- sitions in the native language of a country , that possessed the Roman genius in so eminent a degree . The first English ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.