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Prayers and Meditations

Prayers and Meditations

Von: Samuel Johnson
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The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johnson had been writing these down for over forty years. They often show him at his most repentant, melancholy and fragile -- and the book was controversial because of it -- but they also show the goodness, sense and strength which has always characterised this great man. - Summary by Steven WatsonCopyright Greek and Latin Classics Genre Christentum Kunst Spiritualität
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