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... theme . More than any of his other familiar and recurring ideas - the moral theme of envy , the idea of the ' choice of life ' , his theory of the ' vacuity of life ' and the filling up of time the theme of fantasy , vain hope , and the ...
... theme . More than any of his other familiar and recurring ideas - the moral theme of envy , the idea of the ' choice of life ' , his theory of the ' vacuity of life ' and the filling up of time the theme of fantasy , vain hope , and the ...
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... theme of dreams and ambitions which insistently intrudes into the poem ; so powerfully as to create an entire counter - theme . The counter - theme is of a common humanity , a shared failing , experienced alike by the poem's villains ...
... theme of dreams and ambitions which insistently intrudes into the poem ; so powerfully as to create an entire counter - theme . The counter - theme is of a common humanity , a shared failing , experienced alike by the poem's villains ...
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... themes , 66-7 some parody in The Idler , 74 Rasselas , 15 , 89-118 description of the Happy Valley , 95-6 effect of death of Johnson's mother , 89-94 episodic structure , 99 plot , 94 theme of vain hope , 2 Reformation , 122-3 Human ...
... themes , 66-7 some parody in The Idler , 74 Rasselas , 15 , 89-118 description of the Happy Valley , 95-6 effect of death of Johnson's mother , 89-94 episodic structure , 99 plot , 94 theme of vain hope , 2 Reformation , 122-3 Human ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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achievement appearance becomes begins Boswell called Chapter choice clear close comes common considered course creative criticism death debate described desire Dictionary dream earlier effect English equally essay evidence expect experience fact fall fantasy fear final force give hand happiness hope human Human Wishes Ibid idea Idler imagination Imlac interest Irene Johnsonian Journey kind labour later learning least less letter Levet lines literary Lives London means mind moral mother nature never notes observation once pain passage passions perhaps play pleasure poem poetry Poets portrait praise present produced provides Rambler Rasselas reason Samuel Johnson scene seems seen sense success suggestion talent Thales theme thing thought tion truth turn Vanity whole wish writing young