The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 6Bell, 1889 |
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... Lord Macaulay has described Mrs. Thrale , " at the height of her prosperity and popularity , with gay spirits , quick wit , showy though superficial accomplishments , pleasing though not refined manners , a singularly amiable temper ...
... Lord Macaulay has described Mrs. Thrale , " at the height of her prosperity and popularity , with gay spirits , quick wit , showy though superficial accomplishments , pleasing though not refined manners , a singularly amiable temper ...
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... ( Lord Hailes ) , portions of which were published in Mr. Rogers ' " Boswelliana " ( 1874 ) , but which are here for the first time printed in extenso from the originals at New Hailes . 1884 . R. N ANECDOTES OF THE LATE SAMUEL JOHNSON ...
... ( Lord Hailes ) , portions of which were published in Mr. Rogers ' " Boswelliana " ( 1874 ) , but which are here for the first time printed in extenso from the originals at New Hailes . 1884 . R. N ANECDOTES OF THE LATE SAMUEL JOHNSON ...
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... Lord Bathurst and the Angel ; which , said our Doctor , had I been in the house , I would have answered thus : 66 Suppose , Mr. Speaker , that to Wharton , or to Marlborough , or to any of the eminent whigs of the last age , the devil ...
... Lord Bathurst and the Angel ; which , said our Doctor , had I been in the house , I would have answered thus : 66 Suppose , Mr. Speaker , that to Wharton , or to Marlborough , or to any of the eminent whigs of the last age , the devil ...
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... Lord Anson's house many years ago , " where ( says Mr. Johnson ) I was well received and kindly treated , and with the true gratitude of a wit ridiculed the master of the house before I had left it an hour , " has been falsely printed ...
... Lord Anson's house many years ago , " where ( says Mr. Johnson ) I was well received and kindly treated , and with the true gratitude of a wit ridiculed the master of the house before I had left it an hour , " has been falsely printed ...
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... Lord Sandys . I was saying to a friend one day , that I did not like goose ; one smells it so while it is roasting , said I : " But you , madam ( replies the Doctor ) , have been at all times a fortunate woman , having always had your ...
... Lord Sandys . I was saying to a friend one day , that I did not like goose ; one smells it so while it is roasting , said I : " But you , madam ( replies the Doctor ) , have been at all times a fortunate woman , having always had your ...
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