Johnson the Essayist: His Opinions on Men, Morals and Manners, a Study |
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... say , after one of the augmenters of Furetier , that my book is more learned than its author . " On the same principle ... says , we shall find “ a true represent- ation of human existence . " " In no writings whatever , ' he adds with ...
... say , after one of the augmenters of Furetier , that my book is more learned than its author . " On the same principle ... says , we shall find “ a true represent- ation of human existence . " " In no writings whatever , ' he adds with ...
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... say , after one of the augmenters of Furetier , that my book is more learned than its author . " On the same principle ... says , we shall find " a true represent- ation of human existence . " " In no writings whatever , " he adds with ...
... say , after one of the augmenters of Furetier , that my book is more learned than its author . " On the same principle ... says , we shall find " a true represent- ation of human existence . " " In no writings whatever , " he adds with ...
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... says of a letter to Mrs Thrale ( which ought never to have been written ) : " Johnson's letter is that of a coarse man who had always been permitted to lecture and dictate with impunity . " 66 66 Horace Walpole writes : all the gigantic ...
... says of a letter to Mrs Thrale ( which ought never to have been written ) : " Johnson's letter is that of a coarse man who had always been permitted to lecture and dictate with impunity . " 66 66 Horace Walpole writes : all the gigantic ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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