Samuel JohnsonHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 - 646페이지 In this biography - a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers - W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnson's awesome intellect and fueled his prodigious output. The first great modern biography of Johnson, it confirms that his statements and judgments on literature, politics, religion, behavior - on all human experience - are as relevant in our age as when they were first uttered. This new edition brings a modern classic back into print and includes a new preface from the author. |
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... mentioned having once thought that his brother , Nathaniel , had hidden some apples behind a large folio on an upper shelf of the bookshop . Climbing up in search of them , and not finding them , he found that the large folio " proved ...
... mentioned having once thought that his brother , Nathaniel , had hidden some apples behind a large folio on an upper shelf of the bookshop . Climbing up in search of them , and not finding them , he found that the large folio " proved ...
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... mentioned in order to pull the lectures into generality and to make crucial transitions . ( In logical cleanliness and forcefulness of phrase , the passages contrast sharply with Chambers's own rambling , diffuse style . ) 18 For this ...
... mentioned in order to pull the lectures into generality and to make crucial transitions . ( In logical cleanliness and forcefulness of phrase , the passages contrast sharply with Chambers's own rambling , diffuse style . ) 18 For this ...
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... mentioned that " my legs have begun to swell . " 16 By the following autumn this condition was to become far graver . The " asthma " mentioned in his letters and journal refers to a twofold difficulty in breathing - that produced by the ...
... mentioned that " my legs have begun to swell . " 16 By the following autumn this condition was to become far graver . The " asthma " mentioned in his letters and journal refers to a twofold difficulty in breathing - that produced by the ...
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First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
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