Johnson the Essayist: His Opinions on Men, Morals and Manners, a Study |
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Page 48
... suffer it to pass away in un- necessary pain . He that willingly suffers the corrosions of inveterate hatred , and gives up his days and nights to the gloom of malice , and perturbations of stratagem , cannot surely be said to consult ...
... suffer it to pass away in un- necessary pain . He that willingly suffers the corrosions of inveterate hatred , and gives up his days and nights to the gloom of malice , and perturbations of stratagem , cannot surely be said to consult ...
Page 108
... suffers to obscure him , shall have given way to the triflers of as short duration as them- selves . " 1 But then comes the ... suffer his quiet to be injured by a sensibility too exquisite of pleasure or blame , but to laugh with equal ...
... suffers to obscure him , shall have given way to the triflers of as short duration as them- selves . " 1 But then comes the ... suffer his quiet to be injured by a sensibility too exquisite of pleasure or blame , but to laugh with equal ...
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... suffer- ing and distress to move his generous heart to sympathy . And yet there was a brighter side to this dark picture . Johnson could commend the charitable disposition of his fellow - countrymen - in fact he thought that charity was ...
... suffer- ing and distress to move his generous heart to sympathy . And yet there was a brighter side to this dark picture . Johnson could commend the charitable disposition of his fellow - countrymen - in fact he thought that charity was ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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