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Page xviii
If any judgment may be made , from his books of his moral character , nothing will
be found but purity and excellence . Knowledge of mankind indeed , less
extensive than that of Addison , will shew that to write and to live are very different
.
If any judgment may be made , from his books of his moral character , nothing will
be found but purity and excellence . Knowledge of mankind indeed , less
extensive than that of Addison , will shew that to write and to live are very different
.
Page 51
The second lion was a tailor by trade , who belonged to the play..house , and had
the character of a mild and peaceable man in his profe linn . If the former was too
furious , this was too sheepish for his part ; infomuch that after a short mocent ...
The second lion was a tailor by trade , who belonged to the play..house , and had
the character of a mild and peaceable man in his profe linn . If the former was too
furious , this was too sheepish for his part ; infomuch that after a short mocent ...
Page 188
It is indeed very possible , that the persons we laugh at may , in the main of their
characters , be much wiser men than ourselves ; but if they would have us laugh
at them , they must fall short of us in those respects which ftir up this patsion .
It is indeed very possible , that the persons we laugh at may , in the main of their
characters , be much wiser men than ourselves ; but if they would have us laugh
at them , they must fall short of us in those respects which ftir up this patsion .
Page 204
the men - authors draw themselves in their chief characters , and the women -
writers may be allowed the fame liberty . Thus , as the male wit gives his hero a
good fortune , the female gives her heroine a good gallant at the end of the play .
the men - authors draw themselves in their chief characters , and the women -
writers may be allowed the fame liberty . Thus , as the male wit gives his hero a
good fortune , the female gives her heroine a good gallant at the end of the play .
Page 265
As for the character of Dorimant , it is more of a coxcomb than that of Fopling . He
says of one of his companions , that a good correspondence between them is
their mutual interest . Spcaking of that friend , he declares , their being much ...
As for the character of Dorimant , it is more of a coxcomb than that of Fopling . He
says of one of his companions , that a good correspondence between them is
their mutual interest . Spcaking of that friend , he declares , their being much ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Spectator, Volume 1 The Spectator, Joseph Addison |
| Author | Joseph Addison |
| Published | 1793 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2012 |
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