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18th century in English literature is basically known as the age of prose and reason. And the age has produced some of the most intellectual authors like Joseph Addison, Steele. They are particularly marked for periodical writings. Addison's prose style in this regard may be mentioned, his prose style is neat and clean, with a high intellectual sense. Every sentence in the essay is arranged in a very simple manner which appear lucid, which all the readers can easily read and understand. In his prose style there is found the true maturity of an intellectual writer. Every words by Addison used in the essay have a weight of their own having a certain kind of depth, which definitely aroused our attention.
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Then there is found another technique of Addison's prose style, which is found in his use of allusions. For instances in the essay Mischief Of Party Spirit the allusion of the statement uttered by the great Roman Philosopher Plutarch is extremely significant, which contributes to the enrichment of his prose style. As a writer of periodicals Addison very well mentions the element of high intellectualism in his writing style. In his present essay Addison's prose style become highly appropriate to suits the subject matter of the essay.
Joseph Addison's final reverence to the partisanship does not appear to be conveyancing. He unwillingly falls into a fallacious argument because he himself is advocating a clear breach of Prose style though on moral grounds. There shall remain every possibility that in such cases of fission between virtuous and villainous, two parties will ultimately be formed which will once again stand the danger of endangering the party spirit.