The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... Writing . Indeed , no one can read Johnson's own biography , An Account of the Life of Mr. Richard Savage , without developing a strong feeling for the kind of poverty and struggle he experienced in these desperate years . Observing ...
... Writing . Indeed , no one can read Johnson's own biography , An Account of the Life of Mr. Richard Savage , without developing a strong feeling for the kind of poverty and struggle he experienced in these desperate years . Observing ...
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... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his vari- ous works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a pre- sumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson ...
... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his vari- ous works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a pre- sumptuous task . Had Dr. Johnson ...
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... WRITING AND THE JOHNSONIAN SENSES OF LITERATURE Gerald W. Chapman THE ORGANIC PREMISE IN BURKE'S THOUGHT. If we are to understand everything that Johnson's literary performance has to tell us , we must pause for a moment here to consider ...
... WRITING AND THE JOHNSONIAN SENSES OF LITERATURE Gerald W. Chapman THE ORGANIC PREMISE IN BURKE'S THOUGHT. If we are to understand everything that Johnson's literary performance has to tell us , we must pause for a moment here to consider ...
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Alexander Pope | 15 |
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