AddisonGood Press, 13 dec 2019 - 282 pagina's "Addison" by William John Courthope Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. Though he's often overlooked compared to other figures in English history, he was seminal in shaping the way society evolved. Courthope honors his life and memory in this concise but comprehensive biography. |
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... whole form of the superstructure had been profoundly modified. “So tenacious are we,” said Burke, towards the close of the last century, “of our old ecclesiastical modes and fashions of institution that very little change has been made ...
... whole form of the superstructure had been profoundly modified. “So tenacious are we,” said Burke, towards the close of the last century, “of our old ecclesiastical modes and fashions of institution that very little change has been made ...
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... whole classes of the nation without at first producing any change in outward habits of life , and even without arousing a sense of their logical incongruity . These mixed ideas were constantly brought before the imagination in the works ...
... whole classes of the nation without at first producing any change in outward habits of life , and even without arousing a sense of their logical incongruity . These mixed ideas were constantly brought before the imagination in the works ...
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... Whole classes of the population had been drawn into opposing camps during the Civil War, and still stood confronting each other with all the harsh antagonism of sentiment inherited from that conflict. Such a bare summary alone is ...
... Whole classes of the population had been drawn into opposing camps during the Civil War, and still stood confronting each other with all the harsh antagonism of sentiment inherited from that conflict. Such a bare summary alone is ...
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... whole life in the country , training dogs for his neighbours , fishing their streams , making whips for their young heirs , and even garters for their wives and daughters . [ 1 ] The country gentlemen were confirmed in these ideas by ...
... whole life in the country , training dogs for his neighbours , fishing their streams , making whips for their young heirs , and even garters for their wives and daughters . [ 1 ] The country gentlemen were confirmed in these ideas by ...
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