tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post7059738889853519875..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `The Lessons of the Satirist'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-65251614712327040292016-02-23T09:50:39.260-06:002016-02-23T09:50:39.260-06:00Perhaps the use of "place" by itself is ...Perhaps the use of "place" by itself is deliberate, as in horse racing. As always, I enjoy your work every day. I bought Zoroaster's Children last week at Vroman's in Pasadena -- a very nice bookshop. I haven't been able to get too far, but the beginning is delightful.Edward Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234329254784727525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-81644243126413278952016-02-23T05:54:57.976-06:002016-02-23T05:54:57.976-06:00On reading Boswell you learn that Johnson's co...On reading Boswell you learn that Johnson's contempt for Americans was based almost solely on his suspicion of system that called itself democratic but embraced slavery. Given that view it is hard to sympathize with his American critics.rgfrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098442053009135266noreply@blogger.com