Steele - The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 — Part 9 | Audiobook

🌐 Listen and download this audiobook on 3ords.com: https://3ords.com/en/book/the-spectat... 🎧 Use our Telegram bot: https://t.me/its3ordsBot?start=g12030 ⏩ Next part is already in Telegram: https://t.me/its3ordsBot?start=g12030 📚 TOP-3 similar books:    • George Eliot - Middlemarch — Part 1 | Audi...      • Henry Fielding - History of Tom Jones, a F...      • Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice — Part 1...   📚 The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 — Part 9 of 10 ✍️ Author: Steele 📖 Excerpt from the book: , signed its last paper and named those who had most helped him 'to keep up the spirit of so long and approved a performance,' he gave chief honour to one who had on his page, as in his heart, no name but Friend. This was 'the gentleman of whose assistance I formerly boasted in the Preface and concluding Leaf of my Tatlers. I am indeed much more proud of his long-continued Friendship, than I should be of the fame of being thought the author of any writings which he himself is capable of producing. I remember when I finished the Tender Husband, I told him there was nothing I so ardently wished, as that we might some time or other publish a work, written by us both, which should bear the name of The Monument, in Memory of our Friendship.' Why he refers to such a wish, his next words show. The seven volumes of the , then complete, were to his mind The Monument, and of the Friendship it commemorates he wrote, 'I heartily wish what I have done here were as honorary to that sacred name as learning, wit, and humanity render those pieces which I have taught the reader how to distinguish for his.' So wrote Steele; and the will bear witness how religiously his friendship was returned. In number 453, when, paraphrasing David's , the 'rising soul' of Addison surveyed the mercies of his God, was it not Steele whom he felt near to him at the Mercy-seat as he wrote Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss Has made my cup run o'er, And in a kind and faithful Friend Has doubled all my store? , Steele-and-Addison's , is a monument befitting the most memorable friendship in our history. Steele was its projector, founder, editor, and he was writer of that part of it which took the widest grasp upon the hearts of men. His sympathies were with all England. Defoe and he, with eyes upon the future, were the truest leaders of their time. It was the firm hand of his friend Steele that helped Addison up to the place in literature which became him. It was Steele who caused the nice critical taste ... 🏷 Tags: The Spectator,Richard Steele,Joseph Addison,18th century essays,English literature,classic literature,periodic essays,British literature,audiobook,classical literature,literary criticism,1700s essays,historical essays,public domain books,old English texts,essay collection #its3ords #audiobook #book #books #audiobooks 🎧 Listen on Telegram: https://t.me/its3ordsBot?start=g12030 🌐 Listen on website: https://3ords.com/en/book/the-spectat... 📢 Our channel: https://t.me/its3ords ⏩ Next part is already in Telegram: https://t.me/its3ordsBot?start=g12030 ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This content is produced automatically with speech synthesis technology and may contain inaccuracies. This audiobook is narrated using an AI-generated voice. The voice does not represent any real person. We do not collaborate with or have any affiliation with any actors, announcers, or celebrities. 3ords.com is a technical platform intended for the automated processing and presentation of textual materials in audio form. The platform may contain materials, authors, rights holders or mentioned persons who hold special legal statuses under the laws of various countries. The platform performs no editorial selection of works and expresses neither agreement nor disagreement with the authors' opinions. Materials may be supplied by users or obtained from openly available internet sources. All works belong to their lawful rights holders. 3ords.com claims no rights to these materials and is not their author, publisher or rights holder. The project is informational and educational in nature and receives no commercial benefit. We encourage you to support authors and buy official editions. ❗ Upon a lawful claim from a rights holder, or if prohibited materials are discovered, the content will be removed immediately on request. Contact: LibertyStartups@proton.me