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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18097" /> == | |||
The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66993" /> | <p> one of the most eminent of [[British]] writers, was the son of [[Dean]] Addison, and was born at Milston, [[May]] 1, 1672. [[He]] was educated at the [[Charter]] [[House]] and at the colleges of Queen’ s and [[Magdalen]] at Oxford. [[Of]] his contributions to general literature we do not speak. [[In]] the course of his writings in the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, appeared a series of papers, afterward collected, and often reprinted, under the title of "Addison’ s Evidences of the [[Christian]] Religion." In his latter years he projected a paraphrastical version of the Psalms of David, of which he gave a beautiful specimen in his metrical translation of Psalms 23 : "The [[Lord]] my pasture shall prepare," etc. But a long illness prevented the completion of this design. Addison died at [[Holland]] House, Kensington, [[June]] 17th, 1719. During his lingering decay he sent for a young nobleman of very irregular life and of loose opinions to attend him; and when the latter, with great tenderness, requested to receive his last injunctions, Mr. Addison told him, "I have sent for you that you may see how a Christian can die." The best edition of his [[Whole]] [[Works]] is that of [[Bishop]] Hurd (Lend. 1711, 6 vols. 8vo). — Jones, Chr. Biog. p. 5. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66993" /> == | |||
<p> A celebrated [[English]] essayist, studied at Oxford, became [[Fellow]] of Magdalen, was a [[Whig]] in politics, held a succession of [[Government]] appointments, resigned the last for a large pension; was pre-eminent among English writers for the purity and elegance of his style, had an abiding, refining, and elevating influence on the literature of the country; his name is associated with the <i> Tatler, [[Spectator]] </i> , and <i> [[Guardian]] </i> , as well as with a number of beautiful hymns (1672-1749). </p> | <p> A celebrated [[English]] essayist, studied at Oxford, became [[Fellow]] of Magdalen, was a [[Whig]] in politics, held a succession of [[Government]] appointments, resigned the last for a large pension; was pre-eminent among English writers for the purity and elegance of his style, had an abiding, refining, and elevating influence on the literature of the country; his name is associated with the <i> Tatler, [[Spectator]] </i> , and <i> [[Guardian]] </i> , as well as with a number of beautiful hymns (1672-1749). </p> | ||
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