Samuel Johnson and the Life of WritingHarcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971 - 303 pages |
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Page 52
... reader . The rhymes occur unpredictably , with the result that the reader , naturally expecting rhyming at estab- lished , predictable intervals , is frustrated as he reads . And the versification likewise distresses the reader ...
... reader . The rhymes occur unpredictably , with the result that the reader , naturally expecting rhyming at estab- lished , predictable intervals , is frustrated as he reads . And the versification likewise distresses the reader ...
Page 224
... readers . It has not always been noticed that the first sentence of Rasselas establishes it as virtually a boy's book . This opening sentence addresses the reader directly , and when we take the trouble to deduce who he is from the ...
... readers . It has not always been noticed that the first sentence of Rasselas establishes it as virtually a boy's book . This opening sentence addresses the reader directly , and when we take the trouble to deduce who he is from the ...
Page 238
... readers better to enjoy life , or better to endure it . " The likelihood of readers shutting books or even throwing ... reader throws away . He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pages are perused with ...
... readers better to enjoy life , or better to endure it . " The likelihood of readers shutting books or even throwing ... reader throws away . He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity ; whose pages are perused with ...
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