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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... learning soars in vain ; And without learning genius sinks again ; Their force united crowns the sprightly reign . Elphinston . In the 1750's Johnson still resorts to allegory occasionally . Horace suggests to him the question of ...
... learning soars in vain ; And without learning genius sinks again ; Their force united crowns the sprightly reign . Elphinston . In the 1750's Johnson still resorts to allegory occasionally . Horace suggests to him the question of ...
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... learning . " At the same time , his known respect for the scholarship of Bentley , who had been accused cavalierly by Swift of pedantry , and his love of Oxford as a seat of learning , may be reflected in his balanced view . He is ...
... learning . " At the same time , his known respect for the scholarship of Bentley , who had been accused cavalierly by Swift of pedantry , and his love of Oxford as a seat of learning , may be reflected in his balanced view . He is ...
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... learning , knowledge of subject , and command of language for those who aspire to succeed in a field where only one of thousands will be accepted . Latius regnes avidum domando Spiritum , quam si Lybiam remotis A - 115-1 Adventurer 115.
... learning , knowledge of subject , and command of language for those who aspire to succeed in a field where only one of thousands will be accepted . Latius regnes avidum domando Spiritum , quam si Lybiam remotis A - 115-1 Adventurer 115.
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