| John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 614 pagina’s
...than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter; and Addison's powerof turning either an absurd book or an absurd man into...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favor there was one distinguished by talents above the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1844 - 446 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there was one distinguished by talents above the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there was one distinguished by talents from the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1853 - 600 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter ; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...his superiority, looked with pity on his assailant, vrhostt IWS\Y«, fie fie Ir LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ADDISON. naturally irritable and gloomy, had been... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 584 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favor there was one distinguished by talents above the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eeeentrieities whieh exeite laughter ; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd man into ridieule was unrivalled. Addison, however, serenely eonseious of his superiority, looked with pity... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 588 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laugimter; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...irritable and gloomy, had been soured by want, by confroversy, and by literary failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there was... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 568 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter ; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...however, serenely conscious of his superiority, looked But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there w as one distinguished by talents from the... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 730 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter ; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there was one distinguished by talents from the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 726 pagina’s
...larger share than most men of those infirmities and eccentricities which excite laughter; and Addison's power of turning either an absurd book or an absurd...failures. But among the young candidates for Addison's favour there was one distinguished by talents from the rest, and distinguished, we fear, not less by... | |
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