Johnson the Essayist: His Opinions on Men, Morals and Manners, a Study |
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... Spectator had enjoyed forty years before.1 Success came later , and Johnson lived to see ten English editions , besides others published in Scotland and Ireland.2 But Johnson would have been the last man to measure a book by its sale ...
... Spectator had enjoyed forty years before.1 Success came later , and Johnson lived to see ten English editions , besides others published in Scotland and Ireland.2 But Johnson would have been the last man to measure a book by its sale ...
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... Spectator , let him fair - sex it to the world's end . " What did Swift mean when he referred to Addison as " fair ... Spectator , No. 57 . E.g. Spectator , No. 127 : " The fair sex are run into great extravagancies , " etc. 66 3 66 4 ...
... Spectator , let him fair - sex it to the world's end . " What did Swift mean when he referred to Addison as " fair ... Spectator , No. 57 . E.g. Spectator , No. 127 : " The fair sex are run into great extravagancies , " etc. 66 3 66 4 ...
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... Spectator , No. 21. Hurd : " There would be no objection to this raillery , if it were fit that raillery should be at all employed on a subject of this nature . " Bishop Hurd was described by Sir Leslie Stephen as narrow - minded ...
... Spectator , No. 21. Hurd : " There would be no objection to this raillery , if it were fit that raillery should be at all employed on a subject of this nature . " Bishop Hurd was described by Sir Leslie Stephen as narrow - minded ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
Copyright | |
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