Sales catalogue 503: Maggs Bros

Date:
1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/61
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 503: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADDISON (JOSEPH): THE CAMPAIGN—continued. Slonership in consequence. The anecdote has been coloured by the desire to represent Addison as a poor author raised from a garret to fortune by discerning patronage. Godolphin cared more for horse-racing than poetry, and was much less likely to reward the author of a set of verses than to gratify an important politician by advancing an adherent. In any case, the poem and the simile achieved a great success. The poem, like all Addison’s performances of the kind, shows facility and poetic sensibility, stopping short of poetic genius.’? (D.N.B.) 2 THe Campaicn. The Third Edition. Folio. Half morocco. London, Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn Lane. 1705. J 1-203 3 To Her Royat Hicuness tHe Princess or WALES, WITH THE Tracepy oF Cato. Nov., 1714. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, on his Picture of the King. (In Verse.) The Second’ Edition: to pp. Polio.’ ncut, semmegs issued. London; Printed jor J, Lonson; 1716. = f 41s 4 Nores upon THE Twetve Booxs or Parapise Lost: Collected from the Spectator. Written by Mr. Addison. fame.) Old calf. London, Prinied for Jacob Tonson, 1719. tos 6d A Porm To His Majesty, presented to the Lord Keeper. By Mr. Addison, of Mag. Coll. Oxon. First Eprrion. Folio. Half morocco. London, Jacob Tonson, 1695. y'7 10s ‘¢TIn 1695, this poem, addressed to King William on one of his Campaigns, dedicated to Lord Keeper Somers, secured the favour of this nobleman and a pension of £300 a year.”’