...this sort ought to to have before liim. These books are written chiefly to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct,...introductions into life. They are the entertainment of mindB unfurnished with ideas, and therefore easily susceptible of impressions : not fixed by principles,...

...thi.i sort ought to to have" before him. These books are written chirlly to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct,...introductions into life. They are the entertainment of mind« unfurnished with ideas, and therefore easily susceptible of impressions ; not fixed by principles,...

...this sort ought to to have before him. These books are written I chiefly to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct, and introductions into life. Thry are the entertainment of minds unfurnished with ideas, and there' fore easily, susceptible of...

...this sort ought to to have before him. These books are written chiefly to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct,...therefore easily susceptible of impressions : not tixec by principles, and therefore easily following the current of fancy ; not informed by experience,...

...; it instructs, but does not persuade. These books are written chiefly to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct, and introductions into life. They are the entertainments of minds unfurnished with ideas, and therefore easily susceptible of impressions ; not...

...this sort ought to have before him. These books are written chiefly to the young, the igaoAJ rant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct, and introductions into life. They are the en- 30 tertainment of minds unfurnished with ideas, and therefore easily susceptible of impressions;...

...of Romance' (p. 19). This is his term for the new novel, dangerous in providing the entertainments of minds unfurnished with ideas, and therefore easily...open to every false suggestion and partial account, (in, p. 21) Perhaps one of the happiest uses of fiction is its capacity to teach those who, like Catherine,...

...perusal of Roderick Random and Tom Jones, ' these books are written chiefly to the young, the ignorant and the idle to whom they serve as lectures of conduct and introductions into life'. Shades of Castelvetro and JC Scaliger! 'Such novels,' he continues, ' may convey the knowledge of vice...

...living world' , he judges these books to be addressed first and foremost 'to the young, the ignorant, and the idle, to whom they serve as lectures of conduct and introductions into life'. Therefore, Johnson sees it as the task of authors to select worthy subjects, 'to cull from the mass...

...enterprise, for it aggressively engages the imagination of its young reader. Novels, Johnson explains, are the entertainment of minds unfurnished with ideas,...open to every false suggestion and partial account. ... If the power of example is so great, as to take possession of the memory by a kind of violence,...