Addison's humorous essays, selected from the 'Spectator'.1863 |
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... notice produced an original poem of considerable length , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , and containing a critical ... take orders , and this is in some measure ascribable to his having already formed views of distinction of a ...
... notice produced an original poem of considerable length , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , and containing a critical ... take orders , and this is in some measure ascribable to his having already formed views of distinction of a ...
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... takes a turn at Will's till the play begins ; he has his shoes rubbed , and his peri- wig powdered at the barber's as you go into the Rose . It is for the ... take notice of them . He was some years a ADDISON'S HUMOROUS ESSAYS . 19.
... takes a turn at Will's till the play begins ; he has his shoes rubbed , and his peri- wig powdered at the barber's as you go into the Rose . It is for the ... take notice of them . He was some years a ADDISON'S HUMOROUS ESSAYS . 19.
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Joseph Addison. take notice of them . He was some years a captain , and behaved himself with great gallantry in ... get the better of modesty . When he has talked to this purpose , I never heard him make a sour expression , but ...
Joseph Addison. take notice of them . He was some years a captain , and behaved himself with great gallantry in ... get the better of modesty . When he has talked to this purpose , I never heard him make a sour expression , but ...
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... take notice to you what such a minister said upon such and such an occasion , he will tell you when the Duke of Monmouth danced at court , such a woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troop in the Park ...
... take notice to you what such a minister said upon such and such an occasion , he will tell you when the Duke of Monmouth danced at court , such a woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troop in the Park ...
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... take notice of a tabby cat that sat in the chimney corner , which , as the old knight told me , lay under as bad a report as Moll White herself : for besides that Moll is said often to accompany her in the same shape , the cat is ...
... take notice of a tabby cat that sat in the chimney corner , which , as the old knight told me , lay under as bad a report as Moll White herself : for besides that Moll is said often to accompany her in the same shape , the cat is ...
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Page 60 - ... good use of it, and to pay the several legacies, and the gifts of charity, which he told him he had left as quit-rents upon the estate. The captain truly seems a courteous man, though he says but little. He makes much of those whom my master loved, and shows great kindness to the old house-dog, that you know my poor master was so fond of.
Page 50 - Shovel ! a very gallant man.' As we stood before Busby's tomb, the knight uttered himself again after the same manner : ' Dr. Busby ! a great man ! he whipped my grandfather ; a very great man...
Page 19 - His notions of trade are noble and generous, and (as every rich man has usually some sly way of jesting which would make no great figure were he not a rich man) he calls the sea the British Common. He is acquainted with commerce in all its parts, and will tell you that it is a stupid and barbarous way to extend dominion by arms, for true power is to be got by arts and industry. He will often argue, that if this part of our trade were well cultivated, we should gain from one nation, — and if another,...
Page 22 - I am the more at ease in Sir Roger's family, because it consists of sober and staid persons; for, as the Knight is the best master in the world, he seldom changes his servants; and as he is beloved by all about him, his servants never care for leaving him; by this means his domestics are all in years, and grown old with their master. You would take his valet...
Page 17 - 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, tut 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.
Page 32 - I AM always very well pleased with a country Sunday, and think, if keeping holy the seventh day were only a -human institution, it would be the best method that could have been thought of for the polishing and civilizing of mankind.
Page 29 - The ideas of goblins and spirits have really no more to do with darkness than light; yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these often on the mind of a child, and raise them there together, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long as he lives, but darkness shall ever afterwards bring with it those frightful ideas, and they shall be so joined, that he can no more bear the one than the other.
Page 21 - To conclude his character, where women are not concerned, he is an honest worthy man. I cannot tell whether I am to account him whom I am next to speak of as one of our company, for he visits us but seldom ; but when he does, it adds to every man else a new enjoyment of himself. He is a clergyman, a very philosophic man, of general learning, great sanctity of life, and the most exact good breeding.
Page 71 - I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions for the fair ones. Their amusements seem contrived for them rather as they are women than as they are reasonable creatures, and are more adapted to the sex than to the species. The toilet is their great scene of business, and the right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives.
Page 18 - He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty ; keeps a good house both in 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.