Joseph Addison Quotes
Flying would give such occasions for intrigues as people cannot meet with who have nothing but legs to carry them.
Citations
Addison, Joseph. "No. 112." The Guardian, vol. 2, J. and R. Tonson, 1747, p. 118.
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Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend 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.