The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... piece of that leaden planet in me . I am no way facetious , nor disposed for the mirth and galliardize of company ; yet in one dream I can compose a whole come- dy , behold the action , comprehend the jests , and laugh my- self awake at ...
... piece of that leaden planet in me . I am no way facetious , nor disposed for the mirth and galliardize of company ; yet in one dream I can compose a whole come- dy , behold the action , comprehend the jests , and laugh my- self awake at ...
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... ! Were we only to consider the sublime in this piece of poetry , what can be nobler than the idea it gives us of the Supreme Being thus 66 raising a tumult among the elements , and recovering them 8 ADDISON'S WORKS . TO A CON2 25359 88.
... ! Were we only to consider the sublime in this piece of poetry , what can be nobler than the idea it gives us of the Supreme Being thus 66 raising a tumult among the elements , and recovering them 8 ADDISON'S WORKS . TO A CON2 25359 88.
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... pieces : I could wish you would follow their ex- ample . If this small sketch may deserve a place among your works , I shall accompany it with a divine ode , made by a gentleman ' upon the conclusion of his travels . I. ' How are thy ...
... pieces : I could wish you would follow their ex- ample . If this small sketch may deserve a place among your works , I shall accompany it with a divine ode , made by a gentleman ' upon the conclusion of his travels . I. ' How are thy ...
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... piece of iron that lies in his way by ac- cident . It is not to be conceived , how many wizards , gipsies , and cunning - men are dispersed through all the counties and market - towns of Great Britain , not to mention the fortune ...
... piece of iron that lies in his way by ac- cident . It is not to be conceived , how many wizards , gipsies , and cunning - men are dispersed through all the counties and market - towns of Great Britain , not to mention the fortune ...
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... piece of deformity ; and that , on the contrary , the toasts and belles would be bought up by extravagant heirs , gamesters , and spendthrifts . Thou couldst make very pretty reflections upon this occasion in honour of the Persian ...
... piece of deformity ; and that , on the contrary , the toasts and belles would be bought up by extravagant heirs , gamesters , and spendthrifts . Thou couldst make very pretty reflections upon this occasion in honour of the Persian ...
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