The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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... London , March 4 , 1773. ' ' SAM . JOHNSON ' index sign : done it etc. [ H ] On Saturday , April 3 , the day after my arrival in London this year , I went to his house late in the evening , and sat with Mrs. Williams till he came home ...
... London , March 4 , 1773. ' ' SAM . JOHNSON ' index sign : done it etc. [ H ] On Saturday , April 3 , the day after my arrival in London this year , I went to his house late in the evening , and sat with Mrs. Williams till he came home ...
Page 345
... London . Upon examining the volumes which were printed , the type was found so ex- tremely small , that many persons could not read them ; not only this inconvenience attended it , but the inaccuracy of the press was very conspicuous ...
... London . Upon examining the volumes which were printed , the type was found so ex- tremely small , that many persons could not read them ; not only this inconvenience attended it , but the inaccuracy of the press was very conspicuous ...
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... London , he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that [ H ] life can afford . ' To obviate his apprehension , that by settling in London I might desert the seat of my ancestors , I assured him that I had old feudal principles ...
... London , he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that [ H ] life can afford . ' To obviate his apprehension , that by settling in London I might desert the seat of my ancestors , I assured him that I had old feudal principles ...
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