The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's Edition, with Letters and Other Pieces Not Found in Any Previous Collection, Volume 3Putnam, 1854 |
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... king are well known to every reader of history . It was on this occasion that Addison wrote the ' Freeholder , ' the most elaborate of his political writings , and one of the noblest monuments of his genius . Of this work Johnson says ...
... king are well known to every reader of history . It was on this occasion that Addison wrote the ' Freeholder , ' the most elaborate of his political writings , and one of the noblest monuments of his genius . Of this work Johnson says ...
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... king , who ( by an unparalleled instance of goodness in a sovereign and in- fatuation in subjects ) contends for the freedom of his people against themselves ; and will not suffer many of them to fall into a state of slavery , which ...
... king , who ( by an unparalleled instance of goodness in a sovereign and in- fatuation in subjects ) contends for the freedom of his people against themselves ; and will not suffer many of them to fall into a state of slavery , which ...
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... king upon the throne who hath too much goodness to wish for any power , that does not enable him to promote the welfare of his subjects ; and too much wisdom to look upon those as his friends , who would make their court to him by the ...
... king upon the throne who hath too much goodness to wish for any power , that does not enable him to promote the welfare of his subjects ; and too much wisdom to look upon those as his friends , who would make their court to him by the ...
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... king who is valiant ; upon which account his ma- jesty has a title to all the esteem that can be paid the most war- like prince ; though at the same time , for the good of his subjects , he studies to decline all occasions of military ...
... king who is valiant ; upon which account his ma- jesty has a title to all the esteem that can be paid the most war- like prince ; though at the same time , for the good of his subjects , he studies to decline all occasions of military ...
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... king's troops under General Wills , who was used to the outlandish way of making war , we thought it high time to put in practice that passive - obedience , in which our party so much glo- ries , and which I would advise them to stick ...
... king's troops under General Wills , who was used to the outlandish way of making war , we thought it high time to put in practice that passive - obedience , in which our party so much glo- ries , and which I would advise them to stick ...
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