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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... fortune is not the only cause in the world for complaining . Look at similar cases of others , and you will bear your troubles more easily . " How oft in vain the son of Theseus said , Thy stormy sorrows be with patience laid ; Nor are ...
... fortune is not the only cause in the world for complaining . Look at similar cases of others , and you will bear your troubles more easily . " How oft in vain the son of Theseus said , Thy stormy sorrows be with patience laid ; Nor are ...
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... Fortune is favor- able to him , Fortune who at the time she thunders drives away whoever is near . When smiling fortune spreads her golden ray , All crowd around to flatter and obey ; But when she thunders from an angry sky , Our ...
... Fortune is favor- able to him , Fortune who at the time she thunders drives away whoever is near . When smiling fortune spreads her golden ray , All crowd around to flatter and obey ; But when she thunders from an angry sky , Our ...
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... Fortune keep faith with anyone . On fickle wings the minutes haste , And fortune's favours never last . F. Lewis . Toward the end of Seneca's play Hippolytus , there are general comments on Fortune by the Chorus after the scene in which ...
... Fortune keep faith with anyone . On fickle wings the minutes haste , And fortune's favours never last . F. Lewis . Toward the end of Seneca's play Hippolytus , there are general comments on Fortune by the Chorus after the scene in which ...
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