Joseph Addison ( 10 of 139 )
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime read more
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime desires,
And fits it to bespeak the Deity.
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
Talking with a friend is nothing else but thinking aloud.
Why wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer
Imaginary ills, and fancy'd tortures?
Why wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer
Imaginary ills, and fancy'd tortures?
Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
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Thy father's merit sets thee up to view,
And shows thee in the fairest point of light,
To make thy virtues, or thy faults, conspicuous.
There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
