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"He is learned but practical, unmistakably of his time but naively religious, conservative but unconventional. His genius lies in common sense, not common-places_ like those of Franklin's Poor Richard, but unusual judgements made by clear-eyes observation and couched in lapidary words." - on Boswell on Johnson, but also a self description I think?
— Jul 13, 2024 05:18AM
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Patrick Stuart
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Bit of parallax atm as with a later theme of the book being Western Civ losing its fucking mind partly under the deep weight of its own well-recorded history, which is both gift and terrible burden; this book is also that gift and the burden and I feel both pretty strongly.
— Jul 22, 2024 10:23AM
Patrick Stuart
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"The musician, far from dealing in pure forms, molds tonnes of air."
— Jul 22, 2024 10:22AM
Patrick Stuart
is on page 462
A book that makes you want to read other books, but you do not have the time, for this one is massive.
— Jul 14, 2024 07:10AM
Patrick Stuart
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The essay on prose in the chapter on the Baroque is really good
— Jul 10, 2024 07:44AM
Patrick Stuart
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'The Luciads'! Why didn't I know about this before?
— Jul 03, 2024 11:53AM
Patrick Stuart
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This is more of an adventure than an argument. I ain't complaining tho.
— Jul 02, 2024 01:35AM
Patrick Stuart
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He writes beautifully, thinks beautifully, loves history but seems vaguely angry that it has happened. A patina of loss shimmers lightly over all.
— Jun 29, 2024 02:58AM
