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... and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr . Thrale ' s son . ) Having lain at St . Alban ' s on
Thursday , March 28th , we breakfasted the next morning at Barnet . I expressed
B 2 ĘTAT . 67 . ] DR . JOHNSON . love." We then talked of marrying women of .
... and poor Harry , " ( meaning Mr . Thrale ' s son . ) Having lain at St . Alban ' s on
Thursday , March 28th , we breakfasted the next morning at Barnet . I expressed
B 2 ĘTAT . 67 . ] DR . JOHNSON . love." We then talked of marrying women of .
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I expressed to him a weakness of mind which I could not help ; an uneasy
apprehension that my wife and children , who were at a great distance from me ,
might perhaps be ill . “ Sir , ” said he , “ consider how foolish you would think it in
them ...
I expressed to him a weakness of mind which I could not help ; an uneasy
apprehension that my wife and children , who were at a great distance from me ,
might perhaps be ill . “ Sir , ” said he , “ consider how foolish you would think it in
them ...
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When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see
that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred
pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . ” This showed both that a
journal ...
When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see
that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred
pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work . ” This showed both that a
journal ...
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... of lord Thurlow , and Mr . Sastres the Italian master ; and has dined one day
with the beautiful , gay , and fascinating lady Craven , and the next with good Mrs
. Gardiner , the tallow - chandler on Snow - hill . On my expressing my wonder at
...
... of lord Thurlow , and Mr . Sastres the Italian master ; and has dined one day
with the beautiful , gay , and fascinating lady Craven , and the next with good Mrs
. Gardiner , the tallow - chandler on Snow - hill . On my expressing my wonder at
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On my expressing my wonder at his discovering so much of the knowledge
peculiar to different professions , he told me ... When I expressed a wish to know
more about Mr . Ballow , Johnson said , “ Sir , I have seen him but once these
twenty ...
On my expressing my wonder at his discovering so much of the knowledge
peculiar to different professions , he told me ... When I expressed a wish to know
more about Mr . Ballow , Johnson said , “ Sir , I have seen him but once these
twenty ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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