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ESSAYS OF ADDISON MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED LONDON BOMBAY . CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON . CHICAGO DALLAS . SAN FRANCISCO THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. ESSAYS OF ADDISON JOSEPH CHOSEN AND EDITED WITH A PREFACE AND A FEW NOTES BY SIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE AND OFTHE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II MACMILLAN AND LIMITED CO., ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON 1915 COPYRIGHT Fl V , CONTENTS ...... ..... PACK LUCKY NUMBERS ...... i SIMONIDES ON WOMEN 6 TRANSMIGRATION 12 WALKING WITH GOD .17 .. .. .. .. ... MOTTOES AND SIGNATURES .. .. .. .. 22 THE TRUNK-MAKER 27 As IN A GLASS DARKL.Y ........ 32 METHODS OF MANAGING A DEBATE 37 ..... WOMEN'S TONGUES 41 LONDON STREET CRIES 46 ..... THE LOVE OF FAME 52 .... THE VANITY OF FAME 56 THE SPECTATOR'S SELF-DENIAL 64 LADIES' HOODS ... 69 SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY IN TOW.N ... 74 THE SPECTATOR'S LETTER-BAG ... 79 THE DISSECTION OF A BEAU'S HEAD 82 ..... THE SORROWS OF SIR.JOHN.ENV.ILLE., KN.T. .. 86 THE POLITICAL ACADEMY 91 ..... FORTUNE-HUNTERS 98 ..... THE CITIZEN'S JOURNAL 103 THE LADY'S JOURNAL 109 SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY 115 v Vi CONTENTS FAGS SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY AT THE PLAY 120 , . . THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF A MONKEY -125 . . MAGNANIMOUS SILENCE -131 . . . . THE CAT-CALL -135 . .. .. .. .. .. . /O^THE PRACTICAL JOKER 140 / 1DYING FOR LOVE 145 SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY AT SPRING GARDEN . 149 THE PRAYERS OF MORTALS -153 . . . . VERNAL DELIGHT . . . . 159 COFFEE-HOUSE POLITICIANS .163 . . THE COLDNESS OF ENGLISH ORATORY .168 . . FINE TASTE OF WRITING .172 v . . . . X,I - THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION i^ . . . N. THE PLEASURES OF SIGHT . . . . .182 THE BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL WORLD .187 . NATURE AND ART .. .. .. .. .. . 191 TgE PLEASURE OF IDE.AL D.ESCR.IPTI.ONS ... 195 DIVINE PHILOSOPHY 200 ..... NOBLE IMAGERY 205 THE TAX ON PAPER 209 THE NEWSMONGER .213 .... .. .. .. . THE WHISPERER .219 ... .. .. .. ... A CRITICAL.EDIT.ION...... 223 ASKING ADVICE 227 GARDENS ........ 231 COFFEE-HOUSE POLITICIANS AGAIN .236 . . DREAMS 241 ..... THE PRICE OF THE SPECTATOR . . . 246 .... RELIGIOUS MELANCHOLY 250 WILL HONEYCOMB'S DREAM 255 THE DEATH OF SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY . . 260
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