The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... Savage . He must often have eaten , too , at Dodsley's in Pall Mall , the " Tully's Head " next the passage leading into King Street , or half - way between the site of the old Smyrna Coffee- House ( now Messrs Harrison's ) and the old ...
... Savage . He must often have eaten , too , at Dodsley's in Pall Mall , the " Tully's Head " next the passage leading into King Street , or half - way between the site of the old Smyrna Coffee- House ( now Messrs Harrison's ) and the old ...
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... savage more portentous stain'd Apulia's spacious wilds with gore ; No fiercer Juba's thirsty land , Dire nurse of raging lions , bore . Place me where no soft summer gale Among the quivering branches sighs ; Where clouds condens'd for ...
... savage more portentous stain'd Apulia's spacious wilds with gore ; No fiercer Juba's thirsty land , Dire nurse of raging lions , bore . Place me where no soft summer gale Among the quivering branches sighs ; Where clouds condens'd for ...
Page 72
... Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for " London " was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility of second sight , he did not ...
... Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for " London " was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility of second sight , he did not ...
Page 93
... be more convenient ; and even by this sheet payment I shall , for some time , be very expensive . " The Life of Savage I am ready to go upon ; and in Great Primer , and Pica notes , I reckon on sending A. D. 1742 93 ÆTAT . 33.
... be more convenient ; and even by this sheet payment I shall , for some time , be very expensive . " The Life of Savage I am ready to go upon ; and in Great Primer , and Pica notes , I reckon on sending A. D. 1742 93 ÆTAT . 33.
Page 94
... Savage's Life what more have you got ? I would willingly have his trial , & c . and know whether his defence be at Bristol , and would have his collection of Poems , on account of the Preface ; " The Plain Dealer , " 1 - all the ...
... Savage's Life what more have you got ? I would willingly have his trial , & c . and know whether his defence be at Bristol , and would have his collection of Poems , on account of the Preface ; " The Plain Dealer , " 1 - all the ...
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