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... prose , he has found it out for himself . ( RALEIGH , Six Essays , p . 176 ) A writer like Samuel Johnson has many admirers and few readers . That is not surprising , for his writings are , to say the least , difficult . Anyone who has ...
... prose , he has found it out for himself . ( RALEIGH , Six Essays , p . 176 ) A writer like Samuel Johnson has many admirers and few readers . That is not surprising , for his writings are , to say the least , difficult . Anyone who has ...
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... prose do we become aware of the pith and force of Johnson's prose . Johnson's writings are not difficult in the sense of being impenetrable ; it is difficult to read John- son because his prose demands great concentration on the part of ...
... prose do we become aware of the pith and force of Johnson's prose . Johnson's writings are not difficult in the sense of being impenetrable ; it is difficult to read John- son because his prose demands great concentration on the part of ...
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... prose style as " the most symmetrical , as well as one of the most vigorous , of the great prose styles in English . It moves back and forth , with every form of balance and antithesis , always settling , al- ways making order " . " The ...
... prose style as " the most symmetrical , as well as one of the most vigorous , of the great prose styles in English . It moves back and forth , with every form of balance and antithesis , always settling , al- ways making order " . " The ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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