The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page v
... seems , a mere invention , unvouched for by Boswell.1 And yet , though un- canonical , it is not of necessity apocryphal . The Doctor , in all probability , did utter something of the sort , although his " faithful chronicler " has ...
... seems , a mere invention , unvouched for by Boswell.1 And yet , though un- canonical , it is not of necessity apocryphal . The Doctor , in all probability , did utter something of the sort , although his " faithful chronicler " has ...
Page vii
... 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 was within a few days of fifty - one , and twenty ...
... 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 was within a few days of fifty - one , and twenty ...
Page viii
... seems to have been only a passing home . This is a cottage at Hampstead , which , under the name of Priory Lodge , was still said to exist in an enlarged and altered form , as late as May , 1899. Johnson himself describes it as a ...
... seems to have been only a passing home . This is a cottage at Hampstead , which , under the name of Priory Lodge , was still said to exist in an enlarged and altered form , as late as May , 1899. Johnson himself describes it as a ...
Page x
... seems , on a little recollection , had taken it into his head that he ought to have done the honours of his literary residence to a foreign lady of quality , and eager to show himself a man of gallantry , was hurrying down the stair ...
... seems , on a little recollection , had taken it into his head that he ought to have done the honours of his literary residence to a foreign lady of quality , and eager to show himself a man of gallantry , was hurrying down the stair ...
Page xvii
... seems to have dealt not illiberally by that " most singular genius , " the author of Tom Jones and Amelia . There is also record of Johnson's dining at " Tonson the Bookseller's " ( in the Strand ) , probably the third of the name ...
... seems to have dealt not illiberally by that " most singular genius , " the author of Tom Jones and Amelia . There is also record of Johnson's dining at " Tonson the Bookseller's " ( in the Strand ) , probably the third of the name ...
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