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We have , therefore , in Johnson's critical judgements the finest expression of its kind uttered in and approved by a generation of men most eagerly interested in the literary art an expression , accordingly , of the highest value and ...
We have , therefore , in Johnson's critical judgements the finest expression of its kind uttered in and approved by a generation of men most eagerly interested in the literary art an expression , accordingly , of the highest value and ...
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The autocratic judgement is not more characteristic of him than the subtle turn of phrase ; he is a master of expression , and a prophet of kindly wisdom . Above all , he shows in every thought and reflection the full - orbed quality of ...
The autocratic judgement is not more characteristic of him than the subtle turn of phrase ; he is a master of expression , and a prophet of kindly wisdom . Above all , he shows in every thought and reflection the full - orbed quality of ...
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Every thing is excused by the play of images and the spriteliness of expression . Though all is easy , nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless , there is nothing harsh ; and though , since his earlier works , more than a century ...
Every thing is excused by the play of images and the spriteliness of expression . Though all is easy , nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless , there is nothing harsh ; and though , since his earlier works , more than a century ...
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