The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page x
... published in the April of 1759 , he had quitted Gough Square , the precise date of his departure being fixed by a letter to his step - daughter , Lucy Porter . " I have this day moved my things , " he writes on March 23rd , " and you ...
... published in the April of 1759 , he had quitted Gough Square , the precise date of his departure being fixed by a letter to his step - daughter , Lucy Porter . " I have this day moved my things , " he writes on March 23rd , " and you ...
Page xi
... published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his long - promised Shakespeare . " He for Subscribers baits his hook , And takes their cash - but where's the Book ? ” - sang the inexorable Churchill , in reprobation of the great ...
... published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his long - promised Shakespeare . " He for Subscribers baits his hook , And takes their cash - but where's the Book ? ” - sang the inexorable Churchill , in reprobation of the great ...
Page xvii
... published the first — 99 in Staying Rarm " Gough Square " numbers of The Idler . It was at Edward Cave's , and probably at the St. John's Gate so familiar on Mr. Urban's title- page , that he dined behind the screen ; and heard Philip ...
... published the first — 99 in Staying Rarm " Gough Square " numbers of The Idler . It was at Edward Cave's , and probably at the St. John's Gate so familiar on Mr. Urban's title- page , that he dined behind the screen ; and heard Philip ...
Page 10
... published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick , and which , though short , is curious , and well worthy of perusal . " My father and mother ( says Johnson ) had not much happiness from each other . They seldom ...
... published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick , and which , though short , is curious , and well worthy of perusal . " My father and mother ( says Johnson ) had not much happiness from each other . They seldom ...
Page 14
... published a spelling- book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I fear , no copy of it can now be had . " He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher , or under- master of Lichfield school , " a man ( said he ) very skilful ...
... published a spelling- book , and dedicated it to the UNIVERSE ; but , I fear , no copy of it can now be had . " He began to learn Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher , or under- master of Lichfield school , " a man ( said he ) very skilful ...
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