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Page 35
... later to express admiration for his style , at one point in Rasselas he appears to satirize both Clarke's meta- physical ideas and his abstract language . In Chapter XXII the young prince encounters a philosopher who preaches , " The ...
... later to express admiration for his style , at one point in Rasselas he appears to satirize both Clarke's meta- physical ideas and his abstract language . In Chapter XXII the young prince encounters a philosopher who preaches , " The ...
Page 86
... Later , on April 20 , 1778 , Johnson recorded in his private diary , " I have made sermons perhaps as readily as formerly . " Presumably this prac- tice continued until the last few years of his life , but because of his better ...
... Later , on April 20 , 1778 , Johnson recorded in his private diary , " I have made sermons perhaps as readily as formerly . " Presumably this prac- tice continued until the last few years of his life , but because of his better ...
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... later prose ( " Prose Style of Samuel Johnson , " Studies by Members of the Depart- ment of English , University of Wisconsin , No. 2 , 1918 , pp . 22-56 ) . In general , as Johnson advanced in years , his style grew simpler . This ...
... later prose ( " Prose Style of Samuel Johnson , " Studies by Members of the Depart- ment of English , University of Wisconsin , No. 2 , 1918 , pp . 22-56 ) . In general , as Johnson advanced in years , his style grew simpler . This ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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