Joseph Addison (1672–1719) politician, writer and playwright
No. 1 (1 March 1711).
The Spectator (1711–1714)
“To have no secret place wherein
I stoop unseen to shame or sin;
To be the same when I'm alone
As when my every deed is known;
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made;
To be without pretense or sham
Exactly what men think I am.”
My Creed, stanza 2, p. 16.
A Heap o' Livin' (1916)
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