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Addison, Joseph The Works, 1741, 4 vols., quarto, contemporary leather bindings, spines richly gilt decorated. Addison was twice Chief Secretary of Ireland and on coming to Dublin in 1709 was elected M.P. for Cavan in the Irish parliament. He was “an astute observer of the Irish political scene .. [and] played a central role in the settlement of 2000 Palatine refugees in Co. Limerick .... [His] greatest claim to fame are his writings" [R.I.A. Dictionary Irish Biography]. (4)
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