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Pagina xv
Of his virtue it is a fufficient testimony , that the refentment of party has tranfmitted no charge of any crime . He was not one of those who are praised only after death ; for his merit was fo generally acknowledged , that Swift ...
Of his virtue it is a fufficient testimony , that the refentment of party has tranfmitted no charge of any crime . He was not one of those who are praised only after death ; for his merit was fo generally acknowledged , that Swift ...
Pagina xviii
Many who praise virtue do no more than praile it . Yet it is reasonable to believe that Addison's profeffions and practice were at no great variance , fince , amiḍft that ftorm of faction in which moft of his life was paffed , tho ' his ...
Many who praise virtue do no more than praile it . Yet it is reasonable to believe that Addison's profeffions and practice were at no great variance , fince , amiḍft that ftorm of faction in which moft of his life was paffed , tho ' his ...
Pagina xxiii
None but a perfon of a finished character , be the proper patron of a work , which endeavours to cultivate and polifh human life , by promoting virtue and knowledge , and by recommending whatsoever may be either useful or ornamental to ...
None but a perfon of a finished character , be the proper patron of a work , which endeavours to cultivate and polifh human life , by promoting virtue and knowledge , and by recommending whatsoever may be either useful or ornamental to ...
Pagina 12
The floor , on her right hand and on her left , was covered with vaft fums of gold that rofe up in pyramids on either fide of her : but this I did not so much wonder at , when I heard , upon inquiry , that he had the fame virtue in her ...
The floor , on her right hand and on her left , was covered with vaft fums of gold that rofe up in pyramids on either fide of her : but this I did not so much wonder at , when I heard , upon inquiry , that he had the fame virtue in her ...
Pagina 23
... is no one vice more It has diffused itself through both sexes , and all qualities of mankind ; and there is hardly that perfon to be found , who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and fenfe than honesty and virtue .
... is no one vice more It has diffused itself through both sexes , and all qualities of mankind ; and there is hardly that perfon to be found , who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and fenfe than honesty and virtue .
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