Improriog ronlh. and hoary ag

Arc beller'd by ihy matcblcs^ P»?<?i

And, what oo morlal could derisc.

Womcn, by readin^ Ihee grow wise...

... vrediock br thr art is col

To bc a «ofl and easy knot...

The ladies. pleas'd \rith Ibcc to dwell.

Aspire to wrilc correct, and spell :...

Maintain, great Sage, thy deathless name, Tbou can'st no laidcr sLretch Ihv famé, Till, gliding from her native skies.

Virlac once more deligbted Aies, By each adoring Patriot own'd. And boaslâ bcrscif by thee cnthron'd.

{Bibliothecor; a Poan occasioned bg the Sight of a Modem Li^arg, cite par N. Drakc.

Es$ai/t,..Ulustratireof the Tatler, elc , UI. p. 391 et suir.)

â. .. Sor harth thy Prfcepti, but infus'd by Stealth,

Please while they cure, and cheat ut ùUo Health. Thy Works in Chloc'f Toilet gain a Part, And with hit Tailor thare the Foplitig't Ueart :... Hit Mitt the frolick Yiscount dreadt to toatt. Or hit third Cure the shallow Templar boatt ; And the rath Fool, who tcorn'd the beaten Road, Daret quake at Thunder, and confett hit God...

(Le Spectateur, n* 532 : To Ihe sapposed Auliior of the Spectator.)

Le même Tickell, dans la préface de son édition des œuvres d*Addison, dit : Tlic world becamc inscnsibly rcconciled to wisdom and goodness, \^'hcn Ihey saw tliem rccommcndcd by liim [Addison] with at least as much spiril and élégance, ns they liad been ridiculed for half a century.

3. Let the famous Author of the TalUrs and Spectators déclare hts Expérience, who, if Wit could hâve madc Men wiscr, must certainly hâve succeeded; that Gentleman says, in onc of bis Discourses, / Aare maity Headers, but feiu Converts; I believe he might bave said none ; For it is my Opinion, that ail bis fine Raillery and Satire, thougb admirable in their kind, never redaim'd one vicious Man, or made one Fool départ from hisFolly. [Essays^ !•* volume, 1710, préface.) — ... The Productions of this Nature, which bave of late appear'd in Ibis Nation, wbetbcr wc regard the just and gencroas sentiments, the fertile Invention, the Variety of Subjects, tbc surprizinjç Turns of Wit and facelious Imagination, the genteel Satire, the Purily and

a leurs avantages moraux avaient apparu aux yeux autant que leurs beautés et qu'ils avaient inspiré aux gens le mépris des écrits irréligieux et déshonnéles * :d.

Somervile écrivait à Addison :

tt Quand la verlu faisait ses derniers efforts, vous avez amené votre filio à Taide de la vierge épuisée; la Folie présomptueuse eut honte irelle-môme, le Vice céda la place, abandonnant à la vengeance sa troupe de réprouvés... Rude était la tîlclie, et digne de votre grand esprit : plaire à Thumanifé et en môme temps la réformer. Cependant, quand vous écrivez, la vérité charme avec tant d'habileté, plaide la cause de la vertu avec une grAce si bienséante, que le malheureux coupable trahit son propre cœur : il se rend avec joie, et, convaincu, il obéit ^ >

Propricly of thc Words, and thc Bcauty and Dignily of tlio Diction, bave surpassM ail tiie Productions of this Kind, that hâve bccn publish'd in anj Age or Country. Thc Reader is no doubt bcforc-hand with me, and concludcs, that i mean the Tatler and Speclalor, whicb for Ihc greatest Part. havc ali the Perfection of Wriling, and ail the Advantagcs of Wit and Humour, that arc rcquir'd lo entcrlain and instruct the Pcoplc : And it must chicny bc owing to thc great Depravity of Manncrs of thcse loose and degcnerale T.mcs, that such worthy Performances havc produc*ed no better Effecls. {EssaySy 1716.1, p. 203.) — Blackmorc avait été maltraité dans len*3 du Babillard. C'est pour cela peut-être qu'il se montrait ainsi récalcitrant.

1. it was with great Pleasurc and Satisfaction that Mon, who wish*d well to their Country and Religion, saw thc People delighted wilh Papers wbich lately came Abroad as daily Entertainmcnts; in which rich Genius and polite Talents wcre employ'd in their proper Province, that is, to recommend Vertue and regular Life, and discourage and discountenance the Follies, Faulls and Vices of the Age;... Nor was it without good Ëffcct, for thc People in somc measure recovcr'd their true Relish, and disccrn'd the Bcneflt and moral Advantagcs as wcll as the Beauties of thèse daily Pièces, and began to bave profane and imniodcst Writings in Contcmpt. {Essays^ vol. il, 1717, p. 268.)

2. Wben pan tint; Virtiic hcr Ia»t cflbrU madc, You brought your Clio to thc virgia's aid : Prosuinpluous Folly bliisli'd, and Vico withdrow, To vcn(;^oancc yicldin;; hcr abanJon'd crow.... llard wus thc task, and worthy your great mind, To pleasc at once, and to reform mankind :

Vet. whon you write, Truth charms with such addrcss, Plends VirtueV, cause with such bocomiiig grâce, His own fond heart Ibo finïity wrctch bctrays, He yicldi dolighted, and convinc*d, obcys.

(A. Chalmrrs. The Works of the Bnglith Poeti» XI, p. 190. Les articles d'Addison dans le Spectateur sont désignés par l'une des lettres du nom de Clio.)

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