'A foolish [contempt, disregard,] _disesteem_ of Kings.
'His hopes and fears, his joys and sorrows [were like those of other
mortals] _acted strongly upon his mind_.
'Eager to pursue knowledge and attentive to [accumulate] _retain it_.
'A mind [excursive] _active_, ambitious, and adventurous.
'In its [noblest] _widest_ researches still longing to go forward.
'He wrote in such a manner as might expose him to few [neglects]
_hazards_.
'The [reasonableness] _justice_ of my determination.
'A [favourite] _delicious_ employment of the poets.
'More terrifick and more powerful [beings] _phantoms_ perform on the
stormy ocean.
'The inventor of [those] _this_ petty [beings] _nation_.
'The [mind] _heart_ naturally loves truth.'
In the Life of ADDISON we find an unpleasing account of his having lent
Steele a hundred pounds, and 'reclaimed his loan by an execution[182].'
In the new edition of the _Biographia Britannica_, the authenticity of
this anecdote is denied. But Mr. Malone has obliged me with the
following note concerning it:--
'Many persons having doubts concerning this fact, I applied to Dr.
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