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050		0	_aPR3522 _b.M2
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100	1		_aJohnson, Samuel, _d1709-1784.
240	1	0	_aSelections. _f1964
245	1	2	_aA Johnson reader. _h[electronic resource] _cEdited by E.L. McAdam, Jr. & George Milne.
260			_aNew York, _bPantheon Books _c[1964]
300			_axv, 464 p. _c22 cm.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the text -- Life of Savage -- Vanity of human wishes -- Preface to the Dictionary -- Selections from the Dictionary -- Essays : Rambler, no. 4, The modern form of romances preferable to the ancient. The necessity of characters morally good ; No. 18. The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives of choice ; No. 21. The anxieties of literature not less than those of public stations. The inequality of authors' writings ; No. 31. The defence of a known mistake highly culpable ; No. 60. The dignity and usefulness of biography ; No. 144. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various species of detractors ; No. 208. The Rambler's reception. His design ; Observations on the present state of affairs ; Idler. No. 22. The vulture ; No. 23. The unfitness of imprisoning debtors ; No. 61. Minim the critick ; No. 62. Minim the critick ; Bravery of the English common soldiers ; Legal brief on freeing a Negro slave -- Rasselas -- Preface to Shakespeare -- Life of Milton -- Life of Gray -- Light verse : Lines written in ridicule of Thomas Warton's poems ; Parody of Thomas Warton ; Parodies of The hermit of Warkworth ; Short song of congratulation -- Letters : To the Earl of Chesterfield, February, 1755 ; To the Earl of Bute, July 20, 1762 ; To Miss Susanna Thrale, July, 1783 ; To Mrs. Thrale, July 2, 1784 ; To Mrs. Thrale, July 8, 1784 -- Johnson talking.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aIncludes "Life of Savage", "The history of Rasselas", "Life of Milton", the prefaces to the "Dictionary" and "Shakespeare", essays, poems, and a section of quotations that illustrate "Johnson talking".
650		0	_aPoetry.
650		0	_aEssays.
600	1	0	_aMilton, John, _d1608-1674.
600	1	0	_aSavage, Richard.
700	1		_aMcAdam, E. L. _q(Edward Lippincott), _d1905-1969, _eed.
700	1		_aMilne, George, _d1915- _eed.
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.archive.org/details/johnsonreader00john _zFree eBook from the Internet Archive
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL5909653M _zAdditional information and access via Open Library
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