The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page vii
... letter he sent from the provinces to his wife , it seems that the landlady's name was Mrs. Crow . This letter , which belongs to Mr. W. R. Smith of Greatham Moor , West Liss , Hants , is the document where he styles Mrs. Johnson , who ...
... letter he sent from the provinces to his wife , it seems that the landlady's name was Mrs. Crow . This letter , which belongs to Mr. W. R. Smith of Greatham Moor , West Liss , Hants , is the document where he styles Mrs. Johnson , who ...
Page ix
... letter to Miss Porter of 12th July , 1749 ) Johnson lived ten years . Hence he sent forth the Vanity of Human Wishes ... letters . At Gough Square , in 1752 , he lost his wife ; and seven. INTRODUCTION ix.
... letter to Miss Porter of 12th July , 1749 ) Johnson lived ten years . Hence he sent forth the Vanity of Human Wishes ... letters . At Gough Square , in 1752 , he lost his wife ; and seven. INTRODUCTION ix.
Page x
... letter to his step - daughter , Lucy Porter . " I have this day moved my things , " he writes on March 23rd , " and you are now to direct to me at Staple Inn , London . " Staple Inn is another of his Holborn residences . From this he ...
... letter to his step - daughter , Lucy Porter . " I have this day moved my things , " he writes on March 23rd , " and you are now to direct to me at Staple Inn , London . " Staple Inn is another of his Holborn residences . From this he ...
Page xxi
... letter in Boswell to Mme . de Boufflers . 99 Wrigh Iron Door Hack in Gough fo Another of Johnson's early haunts to which Boswell refers was Clifton's Eating - House . Clifton's was in the Butcher Row , an ancient flesh market connecting ...
... letter in Boswell to Mme . de Boufflers . 99 Wrigh Iron Door Hack in Gough fo Another of Johnson's early haunts to which Boswell refers was Clifton's Eating - House . Clifton's was in the Butcher Row , an ancient flesh market connecting ...
Page xxxviii
... letter B. were communicated by Dr. BURNEY ; those to which the letters J. B. are annexed , by the Rev. J. B. BLAKEWAY , of Shrewsbury , to whom Mr. BOSWELL ac- knowledged himself indebted for some judicious remarks on the first edition ...
... letter B. were communicated by Dr. BURNEY ; those to which the letters J. B. are annexed , by the Rev. J. B. BLAKEWAY , of Shrewsbury , to whom Mr. BOSWELL ac- knowledged himself indebted for some judicious remarks on the first edition ...
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