Samuel JohnsonIn 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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... translation of Horace into verse . It was a fragment from a theme presumably based on a couple of lines by Horace ( Odes , I , ii ) . The few words of Horace - self - contained , reflective , somewhat bitter- sweet - become the occasion ...
... translation of Horace into verse . It was a fragment from a theme presumably based on a couple of lines by Horace ( Odes , I , ii ) . The few words of Horace - self - contained , reflective , somewhat bitter- sweet - become the occasion ...
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... translation , in two volumes , of Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent ( 1619 ) . Given the religious interests of the public , Cave saw its appeal . For , to begin with , it was a classic , and had been much read throughout the ...
... translation , in two volumes , of Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent ( 1619 ) . Given the religious interests of the public , Cave saw its appeal . For , to begin with , it was a classic , and had been much read throughout the ...
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... translation of these would have a good sale . He asked Johnson to do the Commentary , and assigned the Examination to that remarkable young woman ( she was still only twenty - one ) Elizabeth Carter , who was now working for him . The ...
... translation of these would have a good sale . He asked Johnson to do the Commentary , and assigned the Examination to that remarkable young woman ( she was still only twenty - one ) Elizabeth Carter , who was now working for him . The ...
Contents
Birth and Family Early Illness | 3 |
First Years at School | 18 |
The Lichfield Upper Grammar School | 28 |
Copyright | |
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