The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page xxiv
... style of the various genres tend toward eighteenth - century cliches without analytic depth . Nevertheless , he does make the valuable his- torical observation that Johnson's style varied through- out his career , depending upon the ...
... style of the various genres tend toward eighteenth - century cliches without analytic depth . Nevertheless , he does make the valuable his- torical observation that Johnson's style varied through- out his career , depending upon the ...
Page 246
... style , and the graces of superior composition . The Life of Frederick , which terminates with the year 1745 , in point of language , arrange- ment , and perspicuity , is a model of the bio- graphical style . Some of his reviews are ...
... style , and the graces of superior composition . The Life of Frederick , which terminates with the year 1745 , in point of language , arrange- ment , and perspicuity , is a model of the bio- graphical style . Some of his reviews are ...
Page 561
... style , as it has not only the peculiarities of his phraseology , but the prominent fea- tures of his style of criticism , Dr Burrowes's essay on his style in the " Transactions of the Irish Academy , " vol . i . furnishes an example of ...
... style , as it has not only the peculiarities of his phraseology , but the prominent fea- tures of his style of criticism , Dr Burrowes's essay on his style in the " Transactions of the Irish Academy , " vol . i . furnishes an example of ...
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