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Joseph Addison

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born

in Milston, Wiltshire, England, The United Kingdom

May 01, 1672

died

June 17, 1719

gender

male

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Nonfiction, Poetry

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Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.

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	Cato: A Tragedy and Selected Essays by Joseph Addison, Marcus Porcius Cato, Mark E. Yellin (Editor) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1712 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Commerce of Everyday Life: Selections from The Tatler and The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, Erin Mackie (Editor) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from The Tatler and The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Angus Ross (Editor) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Addison and Steele: Selections from the Tatler and the Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1970	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tesseract 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1988	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers from the Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1945 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Addison's Essays From The Spectator 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pleasures of the Imagination : ur The Spectator, June 19th - July 3rd, 1712 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1712	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days With Sir Roger De Coverley 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from the Spectator of Addison and Steele (1896) by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, A. Meserole 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
― Joseph Addison

tags: mind, reading

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“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.”
― Joseph Addison

tags: analogy, happiness, humanity, smile, sunshine

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“The great essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.”
― Joseph Addison, Selections from The Tatler and The Spectator

tags: happiness, life, purpose

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