The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Bohn, 1854 |
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Page 43
... English : and , the consequence of so great a variety , & c . , is almost as strange . He might have said , more briefly and properly - This conclusion is drawn by Mr. Locke , & c . descend from us downwards : which if it be probable No ...
... English : and , the consequence of so great a variety , & c . , is almost as strange . He might have said , more briefly and properly - This conclusion is drawn by Mr. Locke , & c . descend from us downwards : which if it be probable No ...
Page 86
... English plainness and sincerity , that generous integrity of nature , and honesty of disposition , which always argues true greatness of mind , and is usually accompanied with undaunted courage and resolution , is in a great mea- sure ...
... English plainness and sincerity , that generous integrity of nature , and honesty of disposition , which always argues true greatness of mind , and is usually accompanied with undaunted courage and resolution , is in a great mea- sure ...
Page 93
... ] I know not why the author preferred French to English , in lieu , to instead , unless it were to avoid the monotony of , instead , what , parted . lang trapsticks that had no calfs to them . One No. 559 . 93 THE SPECTATOR .
... ] I know not why the author preferred French to English , in lieu , to instead , unless it were to avoid the monotony of , instead , what , parted . lang trapsticks that had no calfs to them . One No. 559 . 93 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 107
... English fleet , which used to be the terror of the ocean , should lie wind - bound for the sake of a I love to speak out and declare my mind clearly , when I am talking for the good of my country . I will not make my court to an ill man ...
... English fleet , which used to be the terror of the ocean , should lie wind - bound for the sake of a I love to speak out and declare my mind clearly , when I am talking for the good of my country . I will not make my court to an ill man ...
Page 117
... English , after the verb . Thus , we say , condole with , sympathize with , & c . The reason why we do not compound with with verbs of our own growth , as the Latins do cum , is , because this preposition , so placed , has an ...
... English , after the verb . Thus , we say , condole with , sympathize with , & c . The reason why we do not compound with with verbs of our own growth , as the Latins do cum , is , because this preposition , so placed , has an ...
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