The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Vernor and Hood; John Walker; Cuthell and Martin; W.J. and J. Richardson; Longman and Rees; R. Lea; and J. and A. Arch. ; T. Maiden, printer, Sherbourn-Lane, 1804 |
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Page 55
Your fair women therefore thought of this fashion to insult the olives and the
brunetts . ... We know very well , that a woman , of the whitest neck in the world ,
is to you no more than a woman of snow ; but Ovid , in Mr . Duke ' s translation of
him ...
Your fair women therefore thought of this fashion to insult the olives and the
brunetts . ... We know very well , that a woman , of the whitest neck in the world ,
is to you no more than a woman of snow ; but Ovid , in Mr . Duke ' s translation of
him ...
Page 89
... and we wonder that the polite courts of christendom should come so far short of
the majesty of the barbarians . Ben Jonson has gained an eternal reputation
among us by his play , called The Silent Woman . Every S " member here is
another ...
... and we wonder that the polite courts of christendom should come so far short of
the majesty of the barbarians . Ben Jonson has gained an eternal reputation
among us by his play , called The Silent Woman . Every S " member here is
another ...
Page 146
At least , I believe every one will allow me , that a female philosopher is not so
absurd a character , and so opposite to the sex , as a female gamester ; and that
it is more irrational for a woman to pass away half a dozen hours at cards or : dice
...
At least , I believe every one will allow me , that a female philosopher is not so
absurd a character , and so opposite to the sex , as a female gamester ; and that
it is more irrational for a woman to pass away half a dozen hours at cards or : dice
...
Page 215
There are many reasons why the women of Great Britain should be on the side of
the freeholder , and enemies to the person ... In those countries the men have no
property but in their wives , who are the slaves to slaves : every married woman ...
There are many reasons why the women of Great Britain should be on the side of
the freeholder , and enemies to the person ... In those countries the men have no
property but in their wives , who are the slaves to slaves : every married woman ...
Page 305
... with a great deal of virulent language , after having brought them to a
submission , gave order ( to keep them from doing farther mischief ) that the men
should be disarmed of their clubs , and that the women should have their nails
pared .
... with a great deal of virulent language , after having brought them to a
submission , gave order ( to keep them from doing farther mischief ) that the men
should be disarmed of their clubs , and that the women should have their nails
pared .
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4 The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Joseph Addison |
| Author | Joseph Addison |
| Publisher | Vernor and Hood; John Walker; Cuthell and Martin; W.J. and J. Richardson; Longman and Rees; R. Lea; and J. and A. Arch. ; T. Maiden, printer, Sherbourn-Lane, 1804 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
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