Wide and undetermined Prospects are as pleasing to the Fancy, as the Speculations of Eternity or Infinitude are to the Understanding.

Joseph Addison

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Topic

Contemplation Dreams

Author

Joseph Addison

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1712 1710s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Addison, Joseph. "Monday, June 23, 1712." The Spectator, 1712, no. 412.

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Source
The Rape of the Lock
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1714 1710s 18th century
Era
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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock. London: Bernard Lintott, 1714, canto 3, l. 21.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "The Rape of the Lock." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, canto 3, I. 21.