Frasi di Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison
Data di nascita: 1. Maggio 1672
Data di morte: 17. Giugno 1719
Joseph Addison è stato un politico, scrittore e drammaturgo britannico.
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„Vi sono alcune ragioni per le quali il sapere è più consono al mondo delle donne che a quello degli uomini. In primo luogo, esse hanno più tempo libero e conducono vita più sedentaria... Un'altra ragione per la quale le donne, specialmente donne di rango, dovrebbero applicarsi alle lettere è che i mariti sono generalmente estranei.“
— Joseph Addison
dal Guardian del 1713; citato in Ian Watt, Le origini del romanzo borghese
„Quando penso a questa grande città [Londra] divisa in tante parti e quartieri la considero come un complesso composto di diverse nazioni differenti per costumi, maniere e interessi... In breve gli abitanti di St. James, sebbene vivano sotto le stesse leggi e parlino lo stesso linguaggio, sono un popolo diverso dagli abitanti di Cheapside che sono altrettanto separati da un lato, da quelli di Temple e, dall'altro, da quelli di Smithfield.“
— Joseph Addison
dallo Spectator; citato in Ian Watt, Le origini del romanzo borghese
„When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out“
— Joseph Addison
Context: When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Thoughts in Westminster Abbey (1711).
„Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.“
— Joseph Addison
Context: Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated: by the other, virtue (which is the health of the mind) is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed.
No. 147.
„Let echo, too, perform her part,
Prolonging every note with art“
— Joseph Addison
Context: Let echo, too, perform her part,
Prolonging every note with art;
And in a low expiring strain,
Play all the concert o'er again.
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (1699), st. 4.
„Their courage dwells not in a troubled flood
Of mounting spirits, and fermenting blood:
Lodged in the soul, with virtue overruled,
Inflamed by reason, and by reason cooled,
In hours of peace content to be unknown.
And only in the field of battle shown:
To souls like these, in mutual friendship joined,
Heaven dares intrust the cause of humankind.“
— Joseph Addison
Context: Great souls by instinct to each other turn,
Demand alliance, and in friendship burn;
A sudden friendship, while with stretched-out rays
They meet each other, mingling blaze with blaze.
Polished in courts, and hardened in the field,
Renowned for conquest, and in council skilled,
Their courage dwells not in a troubled flood
Of mounting spirits, and fermenting blood:
Lodged in the soul, with virtue overruled,
Inflamed by reason, and by reason cooled,
In hours of peace content to be unknown.
And only in the field of battle shown:
To souls like these, in mutual friendship joined,
Heaven dares intrust the cause of humankind.
Line 101.
„Eternity! thou pleasing dreadful thought!“
— Joseph Addison
Context: Eternity! thou pleasing dreadful thought!
Through what variety of untried being,
Through what new scenes and changes must we pass!
Act V, scene i.
„Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.“
— Joseph Addison
Context: When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.
No. 453 (9 August 1712).
„Keep up the loud harmonious song,
And imitate the blest above,
In joy, and harmony, and love.“
— Joseph Addison
Context: 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.
Song for St. Cecilia's Day (1692).
