The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... lord Loughborough , I must do the justice to relate , that I have been assured by another early acquaintance of his , old Mr. Macklin , who assisted in improving his pronunciation , that he found him very grateful . Macklin , I suppose ...
... lord Loughborough , I must do the justice to relate , that I have been assured by another early acquaintance of his , old Mr. Macklin , who assisted in improving his pronunciation , that he found him very grateful . Macklin , I suppose ...
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... lord Mulgrave and he dined one day at Streath- am ; they sat with their backs to the light fronting me , so that I ... lords , where a branch of the litiga- tion concerning the Douglas estate , in which I was ÆTAT . 67. ] 7 DR . JOHNSON .
... lord Mulgrave and he dined one day at Streath- am ; they sat with their backs to the light fronting me , so that I ... lords , where a branch of the litiga- tion concerning the Douglas estate , in which I was ÆTAT . 67. ] 7 DR . JOHNSON .
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... lord Hen- derland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial ...
... lord Hen- derland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial ...
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... Lords of Session , published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and ... lord Erskine . - Ed . rally mixed , and therefore it must ever be liable ÆTAT . 67. ] 13 DR . JOHNSON . paper. An ...
... Lords of Session , published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and ... lord Erskine . - Ed . rally mixed , and therefore it must ever be liable ÆTAT . 67. ] 13 DR . JOHNSON . paper. An ...
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... 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 . i This Mr. Ellis was , I ...
... 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 . i This Mr. Ellis was , I ...
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