The Spectator, Volume 1Alexander Chalmers E. Sargeant, M. & W. Ward, Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston, 1810 - English essays |
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... writers on this subject should appear ignorant of a fact so necessary to be known , and so easily ascertained.t In TICKELL's edition of ADDISON's works , and in every subsequent edition , ( Dr. BEATTIE's not excepted ) No. 2 is ...
... writers on this subject should appear ignorant of a fact so necessary to be known , and so easily ascertained.t In TICKELL's edition of ADDISON's works , and in every subsequent edition , ( Dr. BEATTIE's not excepted ) No. 2 is ...
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... writers seem to think that humour consists in violent and preter- natural exaggeration ; as there are , no doubt , JOHNSON's Life of ADDISON . many frequenters of the theatre , who find no want BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . 21 Divinity, Law ...
... writers seem to think that humour consists in violent and preter- natural exaggeration ; as there are , no doubt , JOHNSON's Life of ADDISON . many frequenters of the theatre , who find no want BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . 21 Divinity, Law ...
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... writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and , if I may use expres- sions yet more awful , of having turned many to righteousness . " - " As a teacher of wisdom , he may be confidently followed . His religion has ...
... writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and , if I may use expres- sions yet more awful , of having turned many to righteousness . " - " As a teacher of wisdom , he may be confidently followed . His religion has ...
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... writers who , as candidates for public favour , aim at excellencies more in demand than familiarity or simple ele- gance , and who seem to be goaded sometimes by criticism , and sometimes by popular opinion , to produce " ambitious ...
... writers who , as candidates for public favour , aim at excellencies more in demand than familiarity or simple ele- gance , and who seem to be goaded sometimes by criticism , and sometimes by popular opinion , to produce " ambitious ...
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... writers , they should be guarded against an implicit deference to his authority . He has therefore investigated the merits of his style with great minuteness , and a most scrupulous regard to purity and precision , in four very long ...
... writers , they should be guarded against an implicit deference to his authority . He has therefore investigated the merits of his style with great minuteness , and a most scrupulous regard to purity and precision , in four very long ...
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acquaint acrostic ADDISON admiration agreeable anagram appear Aristotle audience beauty behaviour BUDGELL called character club coffee-house conversation discourse dress edition endeavour English entertainment envious Ephesian Matron EUSTACE BUDGELL eyes Falstaff favour frequently genius gentleman give hearing sense heart hero honour Hudibras humble servant humour Italian kind king lady language laugh learned letter lion live look LORD lover mankind manner March 12 MARCH 21 means ment merit mind nature never night observed occasion opera paper passion person Pict piece play poem poet present racter reader reason rhymes ridicule ROGER DE COVERLEY ROSCOMMON says scenes sense shew sion Sir ROGER speak SPECTATOR stage STEELE talk taste TATLER thing THOMAS PARNELL thors thought tion told tragedy verse virtue whig whole woman word writing young