The British Essayists: SpectatorC. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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Página xviii
... cu- rious position in No. 6 , were written by Steele . The first paper , relating to the visit to Sir Ro- ger's country seat , is Addison's , the second Steele's , the third Addison's , and the fourth Steele's xviii HISTORICAL AND.
... cu- rious position in No. 6 , were written by Steele . The first paper , relating to the visit to Sir Ro- ger's country seat , is Addison's , the second Steele's , the third Addison's , and the fourth Steele's xviii HISTORICAL AND.
Página xxx
... Here are two mistakes in all the editions I have seen of Dr. Blair's Lectures . The passage in question oc- curs in No. 28 ; and No. 28 was not written by Addison . ceptionable style , or have even been able to fol- XXX HISTORICAL AND.
... Here are two mistakes in all the editions I have seen of Dr. Blair's Lectures . The passage in question oc- curs in No. 28 ; and No. 28 was not written by Addison . ceptionable style , or have even been able to fol- XXX HISTORICAL AND.
Página xxxiv
... , how- ever useful in affairs of grammar , will not form a style ; that style is as much an attribute of genius as invention ; and that the varie- The Life of Addison was first written by Tickell , xxxiv HISTORICAL AND.
... , how- ever useful in affairs of grammar , will not form a style ; that style is as much an attribute of genius as invention ; and that the varie- The Life of Addison was first written by Tickell , xxxiv HISTORICAL AND.
Página xxxv
The Life of Addison was first written by Tickell , but his account is meagre and unsatis- factory . It was ... writing , as in paint- ing , can be attained only by labour : rules and examples may im- prove , but nature only can initiate ...
The Life of Addison was first written by Tickell , but his account is meagre and unsatis- factory . It was ... writing , as in paint- ing , can be attained only by labour : rules and examples may im- prove , but nature only can initiate ...
Página xxxvi
... written upon the occasion of Dennis's strictures on Cato ? " Bowles's edition of Pope , vol . iv . p . 28. Addison's conduct to Pope is also ably vin dicated in pp . 39-44 , and vol . vii . p . 292 . cess by the manumission which he ...
... written upon the occasion of Dennis's strictures on Cato ? " Bowles's edition of Pope , vol . iv . p . 28. Addison's conduct to Pope is also ably vin dicated in pp . 39-44 , and vol . vii . p . 292 . cess by the manumission which he ...
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Página xxvii - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Página 47 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven, to inhabit among Men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-Tables and in CoffeeHouses.
Página 8 - ... town and country ; a great lover of mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to him, and the young men are glad of his company.
Página 203 - Let me not burst in ignorance; but tell Why thy canoniz'd bones, hearsed in death, Have burst their cerements; why the sepulchre, Wherein we saw thee quietly inurn'd, Hath op'd his ponderous and marble jaws To cast thee up again...
Página 60 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator ! oft in bands While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With heavenly touch of instrumental sounds, In full harmonic number join'd, their songs Divide the night,...
Página 288 - For, wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy...
Página 1 - I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
Página 122 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Página 221 - Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter*, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.
Página 6 - ... a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley. His great grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he thinks the world is in the wrong.