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Pagina vii
... never distinguished himself as a brilliant administrator , while as a speaker he was a complete failure . The life he loved was that of a student , not so much of books as of mankind ; and this life , embellished by literature and ...
... never distinguished himself as a brilliant administrator , while as a speaker he was a complete failure . The life he loved was that of a student , not so much of books as of mankind ; and this life , embellished by literature and ...
Pagina viii
... hopes of a diplomatic career came to an end , and his pension was stopped . For more than a year he remained without employment . But " bountiful Fortune , " his " dear lady , " was never long from his viii THE SPECTATOR .
... hopes of a diplomatic career came to an end , and his pension was stopped . For more than a year he remained without employment . But " bountiful Fortune , " his " dear lady , " was never long from his viii THE SPECTATOR .
Pagina ix
Joseph Addison. " dear lady , " was never long from his side . In 1704 , the more moderate Tories found it prudent to treat the Whigs with a consideration that in their first elevation to power they had not shown ; and Lord Treasurer ...
Joseph Addison. " dear lady , " was never long from his side . In 1704 , the more moderate Tories found it prudent to treat the Whigs with a consideration that in their first elevation to power they had not shown ; and Lord Treasurer ...
Pagina xvii
... never before been recognized and avowed , the claims they can put forth to an equality of enjoyment of all that is elevated and noble in literature . If the tone of men's society was to be raised , as Addison hoped to raise it , policy ...
... never before been recognized and avowed , the claims they can put forth to an equality of enjoyment of all that is elevated and noble in literature . If the tone of men's society was to be raised , as Addison hoped to raise it , policy ...
Pagina 3
... never open my lips but in my own club . Thus I live in the world , rather as a spectator of man- 30 kind , than as one of the species ; by which means I have made myself a speculative statesman , soldier , merchant , and artizan ...
... never open my lips but in my own club . Thus I live in the world , rather as a spectator of man- 30 kind , than as one of the species ; by which means I have made myself a speculative statesman , soldier , merchant , and artizan ...
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