Preface on the manner of writing dialogue. Dialogue 1. On sincerity in the commerce of the world betwen Dr. More and Mr. Waller. Dialogue 2. On retirement between Mr. Cowley and Dr. Sprat. Dialogue 3. On the age of Q. Elizabeth between Mr. Digby, Dr. Arbuthnot and Mr. AddisonT. Cadell, 1771 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
ADDISON addreſs almoſt alſo amuſe antient ARBUTHNOT becauſe beſides beſt buſineſs cafe caft caſtle cauſe character CICERO compofition confideration conſequence converſation courſe court COWLEY deſerve deſign Dialogue diſcourſe eaſy eſpecially exerciſes expreffion expreſs expreſſion faid fame fancy fince firſt fome fuch fure genius hath himſelf honour houſe humour inſtance inſtruct intereſt itſelf juſt laſt leaſt leſs logue Lord lordſhip manner matter MDCCLXXI ment mind modern moſt Muſe muſt myſelf natural obſerved occafion paſs perſons philoſophy pleaſe pleaſure poets preſent preſerved purpoſe purſue queſtion racter reaſon refumed reſpect reſt ſaid ſay ſcene ſchool ſcience ſee ſeem ſeen ſelf ſenſe ſenſible ſent ſerious ſerve ſervices ſeveral ſhall ſhew ſhewn ſhort ſhould SOCRATES ſome ſomething ſpeak ſpeakers ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtrange ſtudied ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe ſuſpected themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou thought truth underſtand uſe verſation verſe virtue WALLER whoſe writer
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