Motto, Context, Essay: The Classical Background of Samuel Johnson's Rambler and Adventurer EssaysA helpful reference guide to the mottoes of Samuel Johnson's Rambler and Adventurer periodical essays. The author provides the context for each motto Johnson selected and relates the context to the content of the essay to which the motto is affixed. Provides a unique insight into Johnson's way of thinking as as essayist in a specific and detailed fashion. An invaluable aid to students and scholars of Johnson and 18th-century studies in general. |
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... however , being a frequent guest at various tables , comments on the letter by stating that Asper over - reacted . He believes the host to be thoughtless and foolish , but not deliberately insulting in the manner of Trebius ' host .
... however , being a frequent guest at various tables , comments on the letter by stating that Asper over - reacted . He believes the host to be thoughtless and foolish , but not deliberately insulting in the manner of Trebius ' host .
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Paradoxically , he said to the fox , " I believe you to be the thief because you deny guilt so eloquently . ... Lying , Johnson believes , is held in more contempt than any other vice , for even the devils in hell , according to Sir ...
Paradoxically , he said to the fox , " I believe you to be the thief because you deny guilt so eloquently . ... Lying , Johnson believes , is held in more contempt than any other vice , for even the devils in hell , according to Sir ...
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Usually men willingly believe that which they wish to believe . Men willingly believe what they wish to be true . Johnson . Sabinus , one of Caesar's commanders in charge of a camp in western Gaul , lured the Venelli to attack his well ...
Usually men willingly believe that which they wish to believe . Men willingly believe what they wish to be true . Johnson . Sabinus , one of Caesar's commanders in charge of a camp in western Gaul , lured the Venelli to attack his well ...
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| Title | Motto, Context, Essay: The Classical Background of Samuel Johnson's Rambler and Adventurer Essays |
| Author | Robert C. Olson |
| Publisher | University Press of America, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 10 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0819142352, 9780819142351 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Essays |
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