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... Addison and Steele . Joseph Addison , born 1672 , was son of the Dean of Lich- field . He was educated at Charterhouse and Oxford , and spent some years in travel in France and Italy , Addison , through the interest of Lord Somers , who ...
... Addison and Steele . Joseph Addison , born 1672 , was son of the Dean of Lich- field . He was educated at Charterhouse and Oxford , and spent some years in travel in France and Italy , Addison , through the interest of Lord Somers , who ...
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... Addison shows us in some of his essays that he realized the defects in the Italian opera as performed at that time in England , but the task of writing a model English opera was beyond his power . His second dramatic attempt was Cato ...
... Addison shows us in some of his essays that he realized the defects in the Italian opera as performed at that time in England , but the task of writing a model English opera was beyond his power . His second dramatic attempt was Cato ...
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... Addison's name immortal . Then there is the group of critical essays on humour and wit , on the opera , on separate works , such as " Paradise Lost , " " Chevy Chase . " Only a few essays are political - for example , " Public Credit ...
... Addison's name immortal . Then there is the group of critical essays on humour and wit , on the opera , on separate works , such as " Paradise Lost , " " Chevy Chase . " Only a few essays are political - for example , " Public Credit ...
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