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Notes Addison’s help, Steele remarked, “When I had once called him in I could not subsist without
dependence on him”. On 2 January 1711, The Tatler was discontinued.
• On 1 March 1711, The Spectator was published, and it continued until 6 December 1712.
• Addison’s character has been described as kind and magnanimous, albeit somewhat cool
and unimpassioned. His appealing manners and conversation made him one of the most
popular men of his day; and while he laid his friends under obligations for substantial
favours, he showed great forbearance towards his few enemies. His essays are noted for
their clarity and elegant style, as well as their cheerful and respectful humour.
• Our Sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses.

10.4 Key-Words

1. Commemorative : Honoring or preserving the memory of mother.
2. Republican virtue : Republic is a form of government while republicanism is a political
ideology that can appear in republics or monarchies.

10.5 Review Questions

1. Discuss Addison as an Essayist
2. Briefly describe ‘Pleasures of Imagination’ by Addison
3. How does Addison distinguish among the Pleasures of the Imagination the Pleasures of the
Senses, and the Pleasures of the Understanding?
Answers: Self-Assessment

1. (i)(a) (ii)(b) (iii)(a) (iv)(a)
10.6 Further Readings

1. Hugh Blair; Essays on the Pleasures of the Imagination, Joseph Addison, Duvera
ER and C. Antwerp.
2. Addison-Pleasures of Imagination.

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