 | 1843 - 586 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English Essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English Novelists. We say this of Addison alone ; for Addison is the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1844 - 446 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this of Addison alone; for Addison is the... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this of Addison alone ; for Addison is the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1850 - 332 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this ofAddison alone; forAddison is the Spectator.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English essays - 1853 - 600 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this of Addison alone ; for Addison is the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English essays - 1853 - 600 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this of Addison alone; for Addison is the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 584 pages
...pathos, such knowledge of the human heart, such knowledge of the ways of the world, that they charm us on the hundredth perusal. We have not the least...only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. We say this of Addison alone ; for Addison is the... | |
 | Astolphe marquis de Custine - National characteristics, Russian - 1854 - 542 pages
...distinguished themselves, he has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be said of Aadlson. . . . He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection... | |
 | Victor Cousin - Aesthetics - 1854 - 408 pages
...distinguished theu1M-lvcs. he has had no equal ; an1l tnls nn1y. with strict justice, be paid of Addlson. . . . He is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists. His best essays approach near to absolute perfection;... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 784 pages
...distinguished themselves, be has had no equal ; and this may, with strict justice, be «id of AddlMm. ... He Is entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but ae the forerunner of tbe great English novelists. His beet essays approach near to absolute perfection... | |
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We have not the least doubt that, if Addison had written a novel, on an extensive plan, it would have been superior to any that we possess. As it is, he is entitled to be considered, not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner... 
