The Duke of Buckingham, in Part I. of

Absalom and Achitophel.

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[No. 223]Thursday, November 15, 1711Addison

O suavis Anima! qualem te dicam bonam
Antehac fuisse, tales cùm sint reliquiæ!
Phæd.

When I reflect upon the various Fate of those Multitudes of Ancient Writers who flourished in

Greece

and