The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1885 |
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Page xiii
... Death of King William . At Geneva , v . 337 . At Vienna , digesting his Dissertation on Medals , v . 337 . At Dresden , v . 338 . At Hamburgh , v . 338-340 . Death of Addison's father , v . 430 , vi . 672 . In Holland , at the Hague ...
... Death of King William . At Geneva , v . 337 . At Vienna , digesting his Dissertation on Medals , v . 337 . At Dresden , v . 338 . At Hamburgh , v . 338-340 . Death of Addison's father , v . 430 , vi . 672 . In Holland , at the Hague ...
Page xvii
... death of King William , which he met with at Geneva , put an end to that thought ; and as his hopes of advancement in his own country were fallen with the credit of his friends , who were out of power at the beginning of her late ...
... death of King William , which he met with at Geneva , put an end to that thought ; and as his hopes of advancement in his own country were fallen with the credit of his friends , who were out of power at the beginning of her late ...
Page xvii
... death of Socrates would have been the story . And , how- ever unpromising that subject may appear , it would be pre- sumptuous to censure his choice , who was so famous for raising the noblest plants from the most barren soil . It ...
... death of Socrates would have been the story . And , how- ever unpromising that subject may appear , it would be pre- sumptuous to censure his choice , who was so famous for raising the noblest plants from the most barren soil . It ...
Page xvii
... death put a period to it , when he had imperfectly performed only one half of the design ; he having proposed , as appears from the introduction , to add the Jewish to the Heathen testimonies for the truth of the Christian history . He ...
... death put a period to it , when he had imperfectly performed only one half of the design ; he having proposed , as appears from the introduction , to add the Jewish to the Heathen testimonies for the truth of the Christian history . He ...
Page xvii
... death can part us more . That awful form ( which , so ye heavens decree , Must still be loved , and still deplored by me ) In nightly visions seldom fails to rise , Or , roused by fancy , meets my waking eyes . If business calls , or ...
... death can part us more . That awful form ( which , so ye heavens decree , Must still be loved , and still deplored by me ) In nightly visions seldom fails to rise , Or , roused by fancy , meets my waking eyes . If business calls , or ...
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Page 182 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 49 - The victor's shouts and dying groans confound, The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page xvii - To strew fresh laurels, let the task be mine, A frequent pilgrim at thy sacred shrine ; Mine with true sighs thy absence to bemoan, And grave with faithful epitaphs thy stone.