The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: The Spectator [no. 162-483H. G. Bohn, 1865 - 8 pages |
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... passage in Horace , I shall en- tertain my English reader with the description of a parallel character , that is wonderfully well finished , by Mr. Dryden , and raised upon the same foundation . In the first rank of these did Zimri ...
... passage in Horace , I shall en- tertain my English reader with the description of a parallel character , that is wonderfully well finished , by Mr. Dryden , and raised upon the same foundation . In the first rank of these did Zimri ...
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... passage of Sallust , where Cæsar and Cato are placed in such beautiful , but opposite lights ; Cæsar's character is chiefly made up of good - nature , as it showed itself in all its forms towards his friends or his ene- mies , his ...
... passage of Sallust , where Cæsar and Cato are placed in such beautiful , but opposite lights ; Cæsar's character is chiefly made up of good - nature , as it showed itself in all its forms towards his friends or his ene- mies , his ...
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... passage hereafter mentioned , he has de- scribed as his own representatives on earth . At the same time we should manage our charity with such prudence and caution , that we may not hurt our own friends or relations whilst we are doing ...
... passage hereafter mentioned , he has de- scribed as his own representatives on earth . At the same time we should manage our charity with such prudence and caution , that we may not hurt our own friends or relations whilst we are doing ...
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... passage of Scripture is indeed wonderfully persuasive ; but I think the same thought is carried much further in the ... passages in Holy Scripture , I have somewhere met with the epitaph of a charitable man , which has very much pleased ...
... passage of Scripture is indeed wonderfully persuasive ; but I think the same thought is carried much further in the ... passages in Holy Scripture , I have somewhere met with the epitaph of a charitable man , which has very much pleased ...
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... passage in Waller , Poets lose half the praise they would have got , Were it but known what they discreetly blot . As nothing is more easy than to be a wit with all the above- mentioned liberties , it requires some genius and invention ...
... passage in Waller , Poets lose half the praise they would have got , Were it but known what they discreetly blot . As nothing is more easy than to be a wit with all the above- mentioned liberties , it requires some genius and invention ...
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