| [No. 39] | Saturday, April 14, 1711 | Addison |
Multa fero, ut placem genus irritabile vatum,
Cum scribo.
Hor.
As a perfect Tragedy is the Noblest Production of Human Nature, so it is capable of giving the Mind one of the most delightful and most improving Entertainments.
virtuous Man (says
Seneca
) struggling with Misfortunes, is such a Spectacle as Gods might look upon with Pleasure