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 164
... learning that not all Benedictines were ordained , that they were permitted to sleep eight hours , and that they customarily performed some physical labor . He may also have been aston- ished at seeing monks and nuns abroad on the ...
... learning that not all Benedictines were ordained , that they were permitted to sleep eight hours , and that they customarily performed some physical labor . He may also have been aston- ished at seeing monks and nuns abroad on the ...
Page 204
... learning her greatest boast and ornament ; Mankind their truest benefactor . . . ' " 47 Two other comments are of particular interest , inasmuch as they have never heretofore been printed . Both are related to Johnson's posthumously ...
... learning her greatest boast and ornament ; Mankind their truest benefactor . . . ' " 47 Two other comments are of particular interest , inasmuch as they have never heretofore been printed . Both are related to Johnson's posthumously ...
Page 211
... learning may incur , " a topic , one might infer , intended for a special group of listeners , perhaps a col- lege gathering or an assembly of professional men . Thus these sermons , all having , on the average , a high word count in ...
... learning may incur , " a topic , one might infer , intended for a special group of listeners , perhaps a col- lege gathering or an assembly of professional men . Thus these sermons , all having , on the average , a high word count in ...
Contents
Johnson and William Law | 3 |
Johnson and Samuel Clarke | 27 |
The Atonement | 46 |
Copyright | |
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