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T. F. Wharton. 7 The Idler : the ' voluntary dream ' It is generally agreed that The Idler is altogether a lighter affair than The Rambler . The essays are shorter . There is a quite new sprinkling of topical material . There is an ...
T. F. Wharton. 7 The Idler : the ' voluntary dream ' It is generally agreed that The Idler is altogether a lighter affair than The Rambler . The essays are shorter . There is a quite new sprinkling of topical material . There is an ...
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... Idler no . 27. In the Sermon , the vision of human improvement is real , not ' airy ' or ' visionary ' . This ties in with what one normally assumes to be Johnson's strong insistence on the real . One recalls his hatred of Berkeley's ...
... Idler no . 27. In the Sermon , the vision of human improvement is real , not ' airy ' or ' visionary ' . This ties in with what one normally assumes to be Johnson's strong insistence on the real . One recalls his hatred of Berkeley's ...
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... Idler , 79-80 in Rasselas , 112-14 Dryden , John , 142 , 154 151-2 Parliamentary Debates , 14 , 166–71 ' Glide ' , Johnson's uses of word , 63-4 , 163 Goldsmith , Oliver , 1 Gray , Thomas , 150 , 152 Greene , Donald , 29 , 32 , 41 , 167 ...
... Idler , 79-80 in Rasselas , 112-14 Dryden , John , 142 , 154 151-2 Parliamentary Debates , 14 , 166–71 ' Glide ' , Johnson's uses of word , 63-4 , 163 Goldsmith , Oliver , 1 Gray , Thomas , 150 , 152 Greene , Donald , 29 , 32 , 41 , 167 ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 43 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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