The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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... servant , ( Signed ) " SAM . JOHNSON . " In the preface to his little volume of Memoirs he tells us that he had been favoured with contributions from Mrs. Desmoulins , Thomas Davies of Covent Garden , and , above all , from Mr ...
... servant , ( Signed ) " SAM . JOHNSON . " In the preface to his little volume of Memoirs he tells us that he had been favoured with contributions from Mrs. Desmoulins , Thomas Davies of Covent Garden , and , above all , from Mr ...
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... servant , Francis Barber , to school 463 The supper party at the Crown and Anchor in the Strand Goldsmith's fine saying - that Johnson " had nothing of 464 the bear but his skin " 468 Johnson's letter to Boswell giving his opinion of ...
... servant , Francis Barber , to school 463 The supper party at the Crown and Anchor in the Strand Goldsmith's fine saying - that Johnson " had nothing of 464 the bear but his skin " 468 Johnson's letter to Boswell giving his opinion of ...
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... be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , your much obliged friend and faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , 20th April , 1791 . I MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . TO THE FIRST EDITION DEDICATION . xxxiii.
... be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , your much obliged friend and faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , 20th April , 1791 . I MR . BOSWELL'S ADVERTISEMENTS . TO THE FIRST EDITION DEDICATION . xxxiii.
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... servant , a good- humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer , with a grunt , " I came ...
... servant , a good- humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer , with a grunt , " I came ...
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... servant : he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preser- vation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular which can throw ...
... servant : he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preser- vation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular which can throw ...
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acquaintance Adams admirable afterwards Anecdotes appears Bishop bookseller born Boswell Boswell's Cave character Clodio conversation copy Croker David Garrick DEAR SIR death Dictionary died Dodsley doubt Earl Edward Cave eminent endeavoured English Essay excellent father favour Garrick gave Gentleman's Magazine Goldsmith happy heard Hector Hervey honour hope humble servant James Boswell kind labour lady Langton late Latin learned letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Malone manner master mentioned merit mind Miss never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford paper Paul Whitehead Pembroke College person pleased pleasure poem poet printed published Rambler recollected remarkable Richard Savage Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson satire Savage Shakspeare Sir John Hawkins suppose talk thing Thomas Warton thought tion told translation verses Walmsley Warton wish write written wrote