The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 3Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 54
... Dilly : " Dr. Johnson would never for- give me . " - " Come , " said I , " if you'll let me negotiate for you , I will be answerable that all shall go well . " DILLY . " Nay , if you will take it upon you , I am sure I shall be very ...
... Dilly : " Dr. Johnson would never for- give me . " - " Come , " said I , " if you'll let me negotiate for you , I will be answerable that all shall go well . " DILLY . " Nay , if you will take it upon you , I am sure I shall be very ...
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... Dilly , sir , sends his respectful compliments to you , and would be happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly ...
... Dilly , sir , sends his respectful compliments to you , and would be happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly ...
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... Dilly's ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head . I have ordered dinner at home with Mrs. Williams . " Boswell . But , my dear sir , you know you were engaged to Mr. Dilly , and I told him so ...
... Dilly's ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head . I have ordered dinner at home with Mrs. Williams . " Boswell . But , my dear sir , you know you were engaged to Mr. Dilly , and I told him so ...
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... Dilly's drawing - room , he found himself in the midst of a company he did not know . kept myself snug and silent , watching how he would con- duct himself . I observed him whispering to Mr. Dilly , " Who is that gentleman , sir ...
... Dilly's drawing - room , he found himself in the midst of a company he did not know . kept myself snug and silent , watching how he would con- duct himself . I observed him whispering to Mr. Dilly , " Who is that gentleman , sir ...
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... Dilly , though of a later date , an account of this plan , so happily conceived ; since it was the occasion of procuring for us an elegant collection of the best biography and criticism of which our language can boast . TO JAMES BOSWELL ...
... Dilly , though of a later date , an account of this plan , so happily conceived ; since it was the occasion of procuring for us an elegant collection of the best biography and criticism of which our language can boast . TO JAMES BOSWELL ...
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