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J. ADDISON. Old Spenser next , warm'd with poetic rage , In ancient tales amused a barb'rous age ; But now the mystic tale , that pleased of yore , Can charm an understanding age no more . It ... the manner of the ancients, and supreme even.
J. ADDISON. Old Spenser next , warm'd with poetic rage , In ancient tales amused a barb'rous age ; But now the mystic tale , that pleased of yore , Can charm an understanding age no more . It ... the manner of the ancients, and supreme even.
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... in Steele the social form of that sound mind which in Defoe was solitary . In a later day it was to Steele a proud recollection that his name , to be provided for , ' was in the last table - book ever worn by the glorious and immortal ...
... in Steele the social form of that sound mind which in Defoe was solitary . In a later day it was to Steele a proud recollection that his name , to be provided for , ' was in the last table - book ever worn by the glorious and immortal ...
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J. ADDISON. honour in the ' Spectator ' to his ' Essay on Criticism , ' and when he was thankful for that service ... by a natural and honest man . A sense of.
J. ADDISON. honour in the ' Spectator ' to his ' Essay on Criticism , ' and when he was thankful for that service ... by a natural and honest man . A sense of.
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... of the freshness of the original style , and editors of another ' understanding age ' have also taken upon themselves by many a little touch to correct Addison's style or grammar . This volume reprints for the first time in the present ...
... of the freshness of the original style , and editors of another ' understanding age ' have also taken upon themselves by many a little touch to correct Addison's style or grammar . This volume reprints for the first time in the present ...
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J. ADDISON. While Justice, Candour, Equanimity, a Zeal for the Good of your Country, and the most persuasive Eloquence in bringing over others to it, are valuable Distinctions, You are not to expect that the Publick will so far comply with ...
J. ADDISON. While Justice, Candour, Equanimity, a Zeal for the Good of your Country, and the most persuasive Eloquence in bringing over others to it, are valuable Distinctions, You are not to expect that the Publick will so far comply with ...
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