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Joseph Addison

Also known as Joseph Addisson, Right Hon. Joseph Addison, Jozef Adddison

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)

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Joseph Addison was an English politician, writer, playwright, and poet. He was a member of the Whig political party and wrote in English. His notable work includes the tragedy *Cato, a Tragedy*. Other works attributed to him are *The Spectator Volume One*, *Addison's Essays*, *The art of Living Long*, *Piacere e bellezza*, and *Metamorphoses*. He was educated at The Queen's College and Charterhouse School and was employed by Magdalen College.

Addison was born in Milston and died in Kensington. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. He was an Anglican and spoke Latin and English. His works are held in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He is distinct from Richard Steele.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 227

Top works

Metamorphoses
Addison's Essays
Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul. with Remarks by the Editor. to Which Are Added Two Letters on Suicide, from Rousseau's Eloisa. [Followed by] on the Immortality of the Soul, and a Future State, by Mr. Addison
Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul. with Remarks by the Editor. to Which Are Added Two Letters on Suicide, from Rousseau's Eloisa. [Followed by] on the Immortality of the Soul, and a Future State, by Mr. Addison
The Works of Joseph Addison; Including the Whole Contents of B.P. Hurd's Edition, with Letters and Other Pieces Not Found in Any Previous Collection; and Macaulay's Essay on His Life and Works, ed. , with Critical and Explanatory Notes, by George Washington Greene

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1672
Active to: 1719

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 12
Total plays: 15

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

You Only Look Once: Unified, Real-Time Object Detection
· 2016 · cited 40,291x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,548x
Naturalistic inquiry
· 1985 · cited 34,815x
When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM
· 2019 · cited 21,519x
CONFIDENCE LIMITS ON PHYLOGENIES: AN APPROACH USING THE BOOTSTRAP
· 1985 · cited 19,723x

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Quotes

“Music, the greatest good that mortals know,And all of heaven we have below.”
“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.”
“When time itself shall be no more, And all things in confusion hurl'd, Music shall then exert it's power, And sound survive the ruins of the world: Then saints and angels shall agree In one eternal jubilee: All Heaven shall echo with their hymns divine, And God himself with pleasure see The whole creation in a chorus join.”
“Consecrate the place and day To music and Cecilia. Let no rough winds approach, nor dare Invade the hallow'd bounds, Nor rudely shake the tuneful air, Nor spoil the fleeting sounds. Nor mournful sigh nor groan be heard, But gladness dwell on every tongue; Whilst all, with voice and strings prepar'd, Keep up the loud harmonious song, And imitate the blest above, In joy, and harmony, and love.”
“On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, And from your judgment must expect my fate.”
“Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art; And in a low expiring strain, Play all the concert o'er again.”

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Joseph Addison, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was a British writer and politician. He was the 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. His simple prose style marked the end of the mannerisms and conventional classical images of the 17th century. Addison is also famous for his play Cato, a Tragedy, written in 1712.

Early life and education

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