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Page 103
... interest in benevolence may be attributed to various causes . The economic historian might indicate that the growth of capitalism , resulting in greater na- tional wealth and a wider dispersal of riches among the up- per classes , made ...
... interest in benevolence may be attributed to various causes . The economic historian might indicate that the growth of capitalism , resulting in greater na- tional wealth and a wider dispersal of riches among the up- per classes , made ...
Page 127
... interest that had nothing to do with an obsession . To Johnson , habitual reflection on death was both salutary and necessary to leading a good Christian life . He writes : " A frequent and attentive prospect of that moment , which must ...
... interest that had nothing to do with an obsession . To Johnson , habitual reflection on death was both salutary and necessary to leading a good Christian life . He writes : " A frequent and attentive prospect of that moment , which must ...
Page 169
... interests . Consequently , most of what we know on that subject appears in Boswell's Life . This is not to imply that Boswell gave false reports or that he pur- posely distorted Johnson's views . Nevertheless , the emphasis in that work ...
... interests . Consequently , most of what we know on that subject appears in Boswell's Life . This is not to imply that Boswell gave false reports or that he pur- posely distorted Johnson's views . Nevertheless , the emphasis in that work ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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