The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 8Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... passing , which appeared somewhat remarkable in a man of such intellectual stores , of such an advanced age , and who ... passed an evening with Dr. Young at Lord Melcombe's ( then It gives me much pleasure to observe , that how- 30 1781 ...
... passing , which appeared somewhat remarkable in a man of such intellectual stores , of such an advanced age , and who ... passed an evening with Dr. Young at Lord Melcombe's ( then It gives me much pleasure to observe , that how- 30 1781 ...
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... . Elizabeth Car- ter , Sir Joshua Reynolds , Dr. Burney , Dr. John- son , and myself . We found ourselves very elegantly ntertained at her house in the Adelphi , where I have passed many a pleasing hour with him " who.
... . Elizabeth Car- ter , Sir Joshua Reynolds , Dr. Burney , Dr. John- son , and myself . We found ourselves very elegantly ntertained at her house in the Adelphi , where I have passed many a pleasing hour with him " who.
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James Boswell. have passed many a pleasing hour with him " who gladdened life . " She looked well , talked of her husband with complacency , and while she cast her eyes on his portrait , which hung over the chimney piece , said , that ...
James Boswell. have passed many a pleasing hour with him " who gladdened life . " She looked well , talked of her husband with complacency , and while she cast her eyes on his portrait , which hung over the chimney piece , said , that ...
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... passing over him , " appear from the following anecdote , communicated to me by Mr. John Nichols : " In the year 1763 a young book- seller , who was an apprentice to Mr. Whiston , waited on him with a subscription to his Shak- speare ...
... passing over him , " appear from the following anecdote , communicated to me by Mr. John Nichols : " In the year 1763 a young book- seller , who was an apprentice to Mr. Whiston , waited on him with a subscription to his Shak- speare ...
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... passed them on us for witty men , where was the necessity of undeceiving the world ? Would a man who has an ill title to an estate , but yet is in pos- session of it would he bring it out of his own accord to be tried at Westminster ...
... passed them on us for witty men , where was the necessity of undeceiving the world ? Would a man who has an ill title to an estate , but yet is in pos- session of it would he bring it out of his own accord to be tried at Westminster ...
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