The English Essay and EssayistJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - 343 pages |
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... better than the essays Of Truth , Of Death , Of Adversity . The general con- ception of the essay is still preserved . The subject is still treated incompletely . The essays are " loose thoughts , thrown out without much regularity ...
... better than the essays Of Truth , Of Death , Of Adversity . The general con- ception of the essay is still preserved . The subject is still treated incompletely . The essays are " loose thoughts , thrown out without much regularity ...
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... better known than they are ; both are clearly the work of a great man . Prior to the publication of The Covent - Garden Journal Samuel Johnson ( 1709–1784 ) had appeared upon the scene as essayist , and his Rambler ( 1750-1752 ) is ...
... better known than they are ; both are clearly the work of a great man . Prior to the publication of The Covent - Garden Journal Samuel Johnson ( 1709–1784 ) had appeared upon the scene as essayist , and his Rambler ( 1750-1752 ) is ...
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... better , " he says , to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser . It is better to live and be done with it , than to die daily in the sick - room . By all means begin your folio ; even if the doctor does not give ...
... better , " he says , to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser . It is better to live and be done with it , than to die daily in the sick - room . By all means begin your folio ; even if the doctor does not give ...
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