Selections from the Writings of Joseph Addison: Edited with Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 21.03.2018 г. - 410 страници Excerpt from Selections From the Writings of Joseph Addison: Edited With Introduction and Notes Clever Whigs, where men of all ranks met on equal terms. On August 2, 1704, Marlborough won the battle Of Blenheim. The government wished a poem in celebration of this victory. At the suggestion of Lord Halifax, who was a constant friend of Addison, the Chancellor of the Exchequer personally called on the poet in his very plain lodgings, with a request that he undertake the literary work in question. The result of this invitation was T he Campaign, which made Addison's political fortune. From that time forth, when the Whigs were in power, he had pretty much what places he wanted; and when they were out he seems to have been provided with money enough to live, on the whole, as be pleased. He was an under-secretary of State for a time; he was in Parliament he was Chief Secretary to the Marquis of Wharton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
