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Joseph Addison
Birth: 5-1-1672
Death: 6-17-1719
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May 1, 1672- June 17, 1719. "Joseph Addison, (born May 1, 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England—died June 17, 1719, London), English essayist, poet, and dramatist, who, with Richard Steele, was a leading contributor to and guiding spirit of the periodicals The Tatler and The Spectator. His writing skill led to his holding important posts in government while the Whigs were in power."
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 21, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 28, 1833
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May 1, 1672- June 17, 1719.
"Joseph Addison, (born May 1, 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England—died June 17, 1719, London), English essayist, poet, and dramatist, who, with Richard Steele, was a leading contributor to and guiding spirit of the periodicals The Tatler and The Spectator. His writing skill led to his holding important posts in government while the Whigs were in power."
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