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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... pleasure to pleasure , but from hope to hope . " The most obvious example of the need for thinking beyond today is seen in the rhythms of agricultural life . One expects Johnson , then , to defend such futuristic thinking as rationally ...
... pleasure to pleasure , but from hope to hope . " The most obvious example of the need for thinking beyond today is seen in the rhythms of agricultural life . One expects Johnson , then , to defend such futuristic thinking as rationally ...
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... pleasure , " for a spend- thrift cannot purchase permanent sympathy . There are too many willing victims of the " pandars of luxury . taylors and jockeys , vintners and attorneys . " Without reasonable control of expenditure , man ...
... pleasure , " for a spend- thrift cannot purchase permanent sympathy . There are too many willing victims of the " pandars of luxury . taylors and jockeys , vintners and attorneys . " Without reasonable control of expenditure , man ...
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... pleasure begins cheerfully enough , but the women are then terrorized by a crocodile , and no one is in the mood for pleasure . The fifth day the king repeals his edict demanding universal happiness and instead offers rewards for those ...
... pleasure begins cheerfully enough , but the women are then terrorized by a crocodile , and no one is in the mood for pleasure . The fifth day the king repeals his edict demanding universal happiness and instead offers rewards for those ...
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