The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page xiii
... Beauclerk's disgust , he once made to his friends to take — that is , rent- Cuper's , or ( more vulgarly ) Cupid's , Gardens , now traversed by the Waterloo Bridge Road , -it would be too much to assume he had any experimental ...
... Beauclerk's disgust , he once made to his friends to take — that is , rent- Cuper's , or ( more vulgarly ) Cupid's , Gardens , now traversed by the Waterloo Bridge Road , -it would be too much to assume he had any experimental ...
Page xv
... Beauclerk , he soon laid aside , " lest it should make him proud . " But those who criticise the " Tyrian bloom , satin grain of poor Goldsmith , will do well to remember that even Goldsmith's distinguished ally had sumptuary outbreaks ...
... Beauclerk , he soon laid aside , " lest it should make him proud . " But those who criticise the " Tyrian bloom , satin grain of poor Goldsmith , will do well to remember that even Goldsmith's distinguished ally had sumptuary outbreaks ...
Page xix
... Beauclerk's , at the Adelphi or Muswell Hill , -or at Langton's lodgings at New Bond Street , he would always be welcome ; and he must often have dined with Richardson at Salisbury Court , or with his favourite Fanny Burney under the ...
... Beauclerk's , at the Adelphi or Muswell Hill , -or at Langton's lodgings at New Bond Street , he would always be welcome ; and he must often have dined with Richardson at Salisbury Court , or with his favourite Fanny Burney under the ...
Page xx
... Beauclerk and Garrick . " Ay , Sir , " said Johnson , tenderly , " and two such friends as cannot be supplied . " Lastly - to make an end of hospitable houses - there were the Thrales , in the Borough , in Argyle Street , and at ...
... Beauclerk and Garrick . " Ay , Sir , " said Johnson , tenderly , " and two such friends as cannot be supplied . " Lastly - to make an end of hospitable houses - there were the Thrales , in the Borough , in Argyle Street , and at ...
Page xxiv
... Beauclerk , Langton , Goldsmith , Dr. Nugent , Chamier and Hawkins . 1 " The left - hand room on entering the ' Cheshire , ' and the table on the right on entering that room , having the window at the end , was the table occupied by ...
... Beauclerk , Langton , Goldsmith , Dr. Nugent , Chamier and Hawkins . 1 " The left - hand room on entering the ' Cheshire , ' and the table on the right on entering that room , having the window at the end , was the table occupied by ...
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