Fresh Reflections on Samuel Johnson: Essays in CriticismPrem Nath This volume of criticism seeks to refresh discussion of Samuel Johnson. |
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... never said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathe- tic , for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
... never said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathe- tic , for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
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... never were laws in defence of property more numerous and more cruel . So that in a time when the miseries of the poor were visible for all to see in places where they could be seen best , the optimism of the affluent and of the would ...
... never were laws in defence of property more numerous and more cruel . So that in a time when the miseries of the poor were visible for all to see in places where they could be seen best , the optimism of the affluent and of the would ...
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... never felt was never happy , and he who laughs at never deserves to feel - a passion which has caused the change of empires , and the loss of worlds - a passion which has inspired hero- ism and subdued avarice . ' ( " Anecdotes of the ...
... never felt was never happy , and he who laughs at never deserves to feel - a passion which has caused the change of empires , and the loss of worlds - a passion which has inspired hero- ism and subdued avarice . ' ( " Anecdotes of the ...
Contents
Johnson and Critical Expectation | 13 |
Samuel Johnsons Ambivalent View of Classical Pastoral | 31 |
Johnsons Historical Reviews | 63 |
Copyright | |
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