Johnson the Essayist: His Opinions on Men, Morals and Manners, a Study |
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Page 108
... appears to examine a file of antiquated journals , catches the conversation of the whole room . He listens , but hears no mention of his book , and therefore supposes that he has disappointed his curiosity by delay ; and that as men of ...
... appears to examine a file of antiquated journals , catches the conversation of the whole room . He listens , but hears no mention of his book , and therefore supposes that he has disappointed his curiosity by delay ; and that as men of ...
Page 227
... appear but they had themselves an equal share in its establishment ; and prescriptions which , by whomsoever they were begun , are now of long continuance , and by consequence of great authority , seem to ... appears from the solicitude with.
... appear but they had themselves an equal share in its establishment ; and prescriptions which , by whomsoever they were begun , are now of long continuance , and by consequence of great authority , seem to ... appears from the solicitude with.
Page 228
... appears from the solicitude with which it is avoided ; from the opinion universally preva- lent among the sex , that no woman continues long in it , but because she is not invited to forsake it ; from the disposition always shown to ...
... appears from the solicitude with which it is avoided ; from the opinion universally preva- lent among the sex , that no woman continues long in it , but because she is not invited to forsake it ; from the disposition always shown to ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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