The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides;Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1846 |
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... dinner , he is disap- pointed if he does not get something good . I advised Mrs. Thrale , who has no card - parties at her house , to give sweetmeats , and such good things , in an evening , as are not commonly given , and she would ...
... dinner , he is disap- pointed if he does not get something good . I advised Mrs. Thrale , who has no card - parties at her house , to give sweetmeats , and such good things , in an evening , as are not commonly given , and she would ...
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... dinner with him , seized for debt , and carried to prison ; that Johnson sat still undisturbed , and went on eating and drinking ; upon which the gentleman's sister , who was pre- sent , could not suppress her indignation : What , Sir ...
... dinner with him , seized for debt , and carried to prison ; that Johnson sat still undisturbed , and went on eating and drinking ; upon which the gentleman's sister , who was pre- sent , could not suppress her indignation : What , Sir ...
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... indebted to him for nothing more than house - room , his share in a penny loaf at breakfast , and now and then a dinner on a Sunday . " - C . - - LETTER 315 . FROM MR . BOSWELL . 66 Edinburgh ETAT . 69 . 45 LEVETT'S BREAKFAST .
... indebted to him for nothing more than house - room , his share in a penny loaf at breakfast , and now and then a dinner on a Sunday . " - C . - - LETTER 315 . FROM MR . BOSWELL . 66 Edinburgh ETAT . 69 . 45 LEVETT'S BREAKFAST .
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... dinner he laughed at querulous declamations against the age , on account of luxury , increase of London , - scarcity of provisions , and other such topics . " Houses , " said he , " will be built till rents fall ; and corn is more ...
... dinner he laughed at querulous declamations against the age , on account of luxury , increase of London , - scarcity of provisions , and other such topics . " Houses , " said he , " will be built till rents fall ; and corn is more ...
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... date an object of curiosity in London . See Ann . Reg . April 4. , 1778 , p . 174 , where it is mark of Alcibiades's dog . " E. " A thousand stated to have been sold for a thousand guineas.- C. ÆTAT . 69 . 59 DINNER AT THE CLUB .
... date an object of curiosity in London . See Ann . Reg . April 4. , 1778 , p . 174 , where it is mark of Alcibiades's dog . " E. " A thousand stated to have been sold for a thousand guineas.- C. ÆTAT . 69 . 59 DINNER AT THE CLUB .
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