Samuel Johnson: A Layman's ReligionUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - 240 pages Influence of Johnson's own religious interpretation on his life and work. |
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Page 83
... Rambler 54 , is treated quite differently in The Convict's Address . He writes : " If we are tempted to think that the injuries we have done are unrepaired , and therefore repentance is vain ; let us remember that the repara- tion which ...
... Rambler 54 , is treated quite differently in The Convict's Address . He writes : " If we are tempted to think that the injuries we have done are unrepaired , and therefore repentance is vain ; let us remember that the repara- tion which ...
Page 180
... Rambler 69 , " is the only proper and adequate re- lief of decaying man . " During his last two years of life he knew his end was near . Temptations and indulgences , chiefly sensuality and sloth , that had earlier disturbed his ...
... Rambler 69 , " is the only proper and adequate re- lief of decaying man . " During his last two years of life he knew his end was near . Temptations and indulgences , chiefly sensuality and sloth , that had earlier disturbed his ...
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... Rambler essays . Cf. Rambler 149 : " No depravity of the mind has been more frequently or more justly censured than ingratitude . . . ” and Sermon XXI ( Works , IX , 486 ) : " Ingratitude among men hath in every age , and every region ...
... Rambler essays . Cf. Rambler 149 : " No depravity of the mind has been more frequently or more justly censured than ingratitude . . . ” and Sermon XXI ( Works , IX , 486 ) : " Ingratitude among men hath in every age , and every region ...
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Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
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