AddisonMacmillan, 1919 - 197 pagina's |
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Pagina 1
... character of Addison scarcely any contemporary record remains . The formal narrative prefixed to his works by Tickell is , by that writer's own admission , little more than a bibliography . Steele , who might have told us more than any ...
... character of Addison scarcely any contemporary record remains . The formal narrative prefixed to his works by Tickell is , by that writer's own admission , little more than a bibliography . Steele , who might have told us more than any ...
Pagina 2
... character which excite the greatest interest have been delineated by the hand of an enemy - an enemy who possessed an unrivalled power of satirical portrait - painting , and was restrained by no regard for truth from creating in the ...
... character which excite the greatest interest have been delineated by the hand of an enemy - an enemy who possessed an unrivalled power of satirical portrait - painting , and was restrained by no regard for truth from creating in the ...
Pagina 7
... character- istic expression to the floating ideas of the society about them ; what Addison and his contemporaries did was to found a public opinion by a conscious effort of reason and persuasion . Before the Civil Wars there had been at ...
... character- istic expression to the floating ideas of the society about them ; what Addison and his contemporaries did was to found a public opinion by a conscious effort of reason and persuasion . Before the Civil Wars there had been at ...
Pagina 8
... character of Sir Roger de Coverley . Living in the patriarchal fashion , in the midst of tenants and retainers , who looked up to him as their chief , and for whose welfare and protection he considered himself responsible , the country ...
... character of Sir Roger de Coverley . Living in the patriarchal fashion , in the midst of tenants and retainers , who looked up to him as their chief , and for whose welfare and protection he considered himself responsible , the country ...
Pagina 14
... character ; the playwright of the Restoration seldom descended below such themes as the conquest of Mexico or Granada , the fortunes of the Great Mogul , and the fate of Hannibal . This mono- tony of subject was doubtless in part the ...
... character ; the playwright of the Restoration seldom descended below such themes as the conquest of Mexico or Granada , the fortunes of the Great Mogul , and the fate of Hannibal . This mono- tony of subject was doubtless in part the ...
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absence of Marlborough Accordingly Boyle acquainted appears Arsinoe battle of Blenheim Behold the glorious bestowed her unreserved blockheads were maintained brate Blenheim Cato celebrating a Ministry Charles II chief place commemorated in adequate compliment Court critic desire any gentleman doubt Dryden Duchess Duchess of Marlborough English genius glorious pile ascending Godolphin applied Halifax always proved Halifax mentioned Addison honour humour Jacob Tonson Jacobite element jealous of Marlborough's King Kit-Kat Club letter literary looks they showed Lord Halifax Lord Treasurer Louis XIV manners Marlborough occupied Marlborough's ascendency morality native charms divinely nature opera opinion ously identified paper perhaps by patriotic person play poem poet to cele poetry political Pope also satirises Queen Roger de Coverley Rosamond satirises the vanity says Sir John Hawkins Sir Roger sleeping potion society Spectator Steele style taste Tatler throne menaced Tickell tion Tory Tory predilec Treasurer assured Halifax whereupon Halifax mentioned Whigs writes