English Prose: Eighteenth century

Adam Smith admiration ancient appear authority Battle of Hastings beauty Burke called character Church common conversation cried criticism David Hume Duke of Bedford effect endeavour England English eyes father favour Frances Burney genius GEORGE SAINTSBURY give grace hand happiness honour Horace Walpole human humour ideas imagination imitation Johnson Jonathan Wild kind king labour lady learning least less letters liberty literary lived look Lord mankind manner matter means ment merit Michael Angelo mind moral nature never object observed OLIVER GOLDSMITH opinion passions perhaps person philosophy pleased poet poetry political principles prose reason religion Scotland seemed sense sentiments Sir Joshua Reynolds society spirit style suppose taste things Thomas Warton thought Tibbs tion Tom Jones truth uncle Toby virtue whole words writing