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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 5: philosophers and divines, 1720-1789 (search)
ning in letters. Educated at New Haven at a time when the old lights framed the policy of the college, Johnson, as he says in his autobiography, after many scruples and an intolerable uneasiness of mind went over to that excellent church, the Church of England. This change, which necessitated a public disavowal of his former faith, was due in large measure to browsing in forbidden fields. Before Johnson's graduation, some of the speculations and discoveries of Descartes, Boyle, Locke, and Newton had been heard in the Connecticut colony. But the young men were cautioned against these authors, as well as against a new philosophy which was attracting attention in England. The reason given was that the new thought would corrupt the pure religion of the country and bring in another system of divinity. It was characteristic of Johnson, brought up in the darkened chambers of Calvinism, to attempt to obtain a glimpse into the brighter world outside. He had partially done this in read
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index. (search)
journal, the, 113-114 New England's crisis, 152 New England's memorial, 20, 23, 27 New England's prospect, 151 New Englands Trials, 16 New-Englands true interests; not to lie 48 n. New home-who'll follow, a, 318 New Mirror for travellers, 239 New version of the Psalms of David, 156 New voyage to Carolina, 26 New York as it is, 229 New York by Gaslight, 229 New York merchant and his Clerks, the, 228 New York Mirror, 241, 242 New York Tribune, the, 342 Newton, 81 Nick of the woods, 222, 319 Night piece, 176 Niles' weekly Register, 208 Nimphidia, 281 Noah, I. M., 220, 226, 231 Norris, John, 70 n. North, Lord, 141, 142 North American review, the, 208, 240 n., 262, 278, 341 Northrup, C. S., 324 n. Norton, Charles Eliot, 354, 356 Notes on the state of Virginia, etc., 199, 201, 202 Notions of the Americans picked up by a travelling bachelor, 208, 301 Novanglus, 137 Novelists, the, 324 n. Noyes, Rev., Nicholas,