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The Works of Samuel Johnson: Selected Essays from the "Rambler," "Adventurer," and "Idler" (The Yale Edition of the (edition 1968)

by Samuel Johnson

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There's nothing quite like a Sam Johnson essay--chiseled, Latinate marble. Many of them he wrote in one draft when he was up against a deadline because of procrastination. He was ornery and scary-smart. The balanced, periodic rhetorical style is a joy. ( )
  ostrom | Nov 27, 2007 |
There's nothing quite like a Sam Johnson essay--chiseled, Latinate marble. Many of them he wrote in one draft when he was up against a deadline because of procrastination. He was ornery and scary-smart. The balanced, periodic rhetorical style is a joy. ( )
  ostrom | Nov 27, 2007 |

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