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Oh, Liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright! Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling plenty leads thy wanton train.
Joseph Addison
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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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A thousand glorious actions that might claim Triumphant laurels, and immortal fame, Confus'd in crowds of glorious actions lie, And troops of heroes undistinguished die.
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Knavery is ever suspicious of knavery.
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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
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I would have every zealous man examine his heart thoroughly, and I believe he will often find that what be calls a zeal for his religion is either pride, interest, or ill-repute.
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When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after the works of the author who has written them, and by that means discover what it is he likes in a composition.
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There is no passion that is not finely expressed in those parts of the inspired writings which are proper for divine songs and anthems.
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I should think myself a very bad woman, if I had done what I do for a farthing less.
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We find the Works of Nature still more pleasant, the more they resemble those of art.
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Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.
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A satire should expose nothing but what is corrigible, and should make a due discrimination between those that are and those that are not the proper objects of it.
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