The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... magazine called Temple Bar , which he founded in December , 1860. Temple Bar still flourishes , but the counterfeit quotation has long since disappeared from its cover . Johnson did , how- ever , say to Mr. Hoole in 1783 , - " Let you ...
... magazine called Temple Bar , which he founded in December , 1860. Temple Bar still flourishes , but the counterfeit quotation has long since disappeared from its cover . Johnson did , how- ever , say to Mr. Hoole in 1783 , - " Let you ...
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... down by an Irish painter he had known in Birmingham , he practised the art of living in a garret at eighteenpence a week ; and here , too , according to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that vi INTRODUCTION.
... down by an Irish painter he had known in Birmingham , he practised the art of living in a garret at eighteenpence a week ; and here , too , according to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that vi INTRODUCTION.
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James Boswell Arnold Glover. to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that speech of Pitt , which enthusiasts compared to the masterpieces of Demosthenes . How long he lived in Exeter Street , or whether he quitted and ...
James Boswell Arnold Glover. to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that speech of Pitt , which enthusiasts compared to the masterpieces of Demosthenes . How long he lived in Exeter Street , or whether he quitted and ...
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... magazine . But to Ranelagh he went often , regarding it , Dr. Maxwell tells us , as " a place of innocent recreation . " " When I first entered Ranelagh , " he said , " it gave an expansion and gay sensation to my mind , such as I never ...
... magazine . But to Ranelagh he went often , regarding it , Dr. Maxwell tells us , as " a place of innocent recreation . " " When I first entered Ranelagh , " he said , " it gave an expansion and gay sensation to my mind , such as I never ...
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... Magazine , was doubtless used by many of Cave's journeymen ; and it enjoyed besides the minor honour of serving as a house of call to prisoners bound Newgate- wards . But the chief hostelries which now remain to be noted in connection ...
... Magazine , was doubtless used by many of Cave's journeymen ; and it enjoyed besides the minor honour of serving as a house of call to prisoners bound Newgate- wards . But the chief hostelries which now remain to be noted in connection ...
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