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Page 85
... expression of what Johnson called ' that hunger of the imagination which preys incessantly on life ' . Johnson knew all about sensibility , and for him , as for the great writers of the first part of the century , Swift and Pope , it ...
... expression of what Johnson called ' that hunger of the imagination which preys incessantly on life ' . Johnson knew all about sensibility , and for him , as for the great writers of the first part of the century , Swift and Pope , it ...
Page 136
... expression in Cowper's poem The Task . Jane Austen's novels had reinforced it ; and it is amusing to reflect that the Prince Regent , who admired her work so much , should have strengthened its appeal by the disreputable- ness of his ...
... expression in Cowper's poem The Task . Jane Austen's novels had reinforced it ; and it is amusing to reflect that the Prince Regent , who admired her work so much , should have strengthened its appeal by the disreputable- ness of his ...
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... expression of the grossest flattery towards its author's young supporters , four men of great families who were nicknamed , dis- paragingly , ' Young England ' . Since their movement came to nothing , it now seems pretty silly ; a ...
... expression of the grossest flattery towards its author's young supporters , four men of great families who were nicknamed , dis- paragingly , ' Young England ' . Since their movement came to nothing , it now seems pretty silly ; a ...
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