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... ignorance , and the clamour of popularity . 993 The Function of Criticism.- " Criticism reduces those regions of literature under the dominion of science , which have hitherto known only the anarchy of ignorance , the caprices of fancy ...
... ignorance , and the clamour of popularity . 993 The Function of Criticism.- " Criticism reduces those regions of literature under the dominion of science , which have hitherto known only the anarchy of ignorance , the caprices of fancy ...
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... IGNORANCE and ENVY the first notice of a prey . " And this is the genesis of the critic : " Criticism is a study by ... ignorant , may yet support his 1 Rambler , No. 21 . 3 Lives of the Poets ( Rowe ) . 4 Rambler , No. 3 . 2 Ibid . , No ...
... IGNORANCE and ENVY the first notice of a prey . " And this is the genesis of the critic : " Criticism is a study by ... ignorant , may yet support his 1 Rambler , No. 21 . 3 Lives of the Poets ( Rowe ) . 4 Rambler , No. 3 . 2 Ibid . , No ...
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... ignorant pertness , and puerile levity ; and scarcely condescended to make tea , but for the linguist , the geometrician , the astronomer , or the poet , " 5 or Camilla , who " professed a boundless contempt for the folly , levity , ...
... ignorant pertness , and puerile levity ; and scarcely condescended to make tea , but for the linguist , the geometrician , the astronomer , or the poet , " 5 or Camilla , who " professed a boundless contempt for the folly , levity , ...
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INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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