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Page 17
... and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levet ; 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 ...
... and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levet ; 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 ...
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But , sir , this lady does not want that the contract should be dissolved ; she only
argues , that she may indulge herself in gallantries with equal freedom as her
husband does , provided she takes care not to introduce any spurious issue into
his ...
But , sir , this lady does not want that the contract should be dissolved ; she only
argues , that she may indulge herself in gallantries with equal freedom as her
husband does , provided she takes care not to introduce any spurious issue into
his ...
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This lady of yours , sir , I think , is very fit for a brothel . ” Mr . Macbean , author of
the Dictionary of Ancient Geography , came in . He mentioned that he had been
forty years absent from Scotland . “ Ah , Boswell ! ” said Johnson , smiling , “ what
...
This lady of yours , sir , I think , is very fit for a brothel . ” Mr . Macbean , author of
the Dictionary of Ancient Geography , came in . He mentioned that he had been
forty years absent from Scotland . “ Ah , Boswell ! ” said Johnson , smiling , “ what
...
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... and is still much read hy people of a serious cast of mind . A literary lady of
large fortune was mentioned , as one who did good to many , but by no means “
by stealth , ” and instead of “ blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity
.
... and is still much read hy people of a serious cast of mind . A literary lady of
large fortune was mentioned , as one who did good to many , but by no means “
by stealth , ” and instead of “ blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity
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Mr . Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who knew Johnson well , and
lived much with him , and in his quaint manner , tapping his box , addressed her
thus : “ Don ' t you think , madam , ” looking towards Johnson , " that among all
your ...
Mr . Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who knew Johnson well , and
lived much with him , and in his quaint manner , tapping his box , addressed her
thus : “ Don ' t you think , madam , ” looking towards Johnson , " that among all
your ...
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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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