The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including the Tour to the HebridesHenry Holt & Company, 1882 - 689 pàgines |
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... present of gingerbread , and said he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . " His next in ...
... present of gingerbread , and said he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . " His next in ...
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... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of John- son's arrival at Oxford . On that evening his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced 8 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of John- son's arrival at Oxford . On that evening his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced 8 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... present of all his works , to be deposited in their library ; and he had thoughts of leaving to it his house at Lichfield ; but his friends who were about him very properly dissuaded him from it , and he bequeathed it to some poor ...
... present of all his works , to be deposited in their library ; and he had thoughts of leaving to it his house at Lichfield ; but his friends who were about him very properly dissuaded him from it , and he bequeathed it to some poor ...
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... present Majesty , and had written in support of the measures of government . As a mortification to such impotent malice , of which there are so many instances towards men of eminence , I am happy to relate 30 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON ...
... present Majesty , and had written in support of the measures of government . As a mortification to such impotent malice , of which there are so many instances towards men of eminence , I am happy to relate 30 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON ...
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... present the first night of the representation of " Irene , " and gave me the following account : - " Before the curtain drew up , there were catcalls whistling , which alarmed Johnson's friends . The Prologue , which was written by ...
... present the first night of the representation of " Irene , " and gave me the following account : - " Before the curtain drew up , there were catcalls whistling , which alarmed Johnson's friends . The Prologue , which was written by ...
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