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Page viii
... Johnson himself describes it as a " small house beyond the church , " and Park , the local antiquary , who may be relied upon , as " the last in Frognall ( southward ) . " Park says that in 1818 it was occupied by a Mr. Stephenson . Its ...
... Johnson himself describes it as a " small house beyond the church , " and Park , the local antiquary , who may be relied upon , as " the last in Frognall ( southward ) . " Park says that in 1818 it was occupied by a Mr. Stephenson . Its ...
Page xi
... Johnson migrated to No. 7 , Johnson's Court , where , in 1775 , he received a second honorary degree , that of D.C.L. , Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the ...
... Johnson migrated to No. 7 , Johnson's Court , where , in 1775 , he received a second honorary degree , that of D.C.L. , Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the ...
Page xviii
... Johnson came frequently , he dined . But it is probable that he was to be found oftenest at Strahan's and the Dillys . Strahan was not only the printer of his favourite London Chronicle , but he was also Printer to the King ; and , like ...
... Johnson came frequently , he dined . But it is probable that he was to be found oftenest at Strahan's and the Dillys . Strahan was not only the printer of his favourite London Chronicle , but he was also Printer to the King ; and , like ...
Page xxi
... Johnson first came to London the Pine Apple , now no longer existent , was a humble " public , " where a plain man could have a plate of meat for eightpence , and still spare a penny for the waiter . too , was not bad . " Several of ...
... Johnson first came to London the Pine Apple , now no longer existent , was a humble " public , " where a plain man could have a plate of meat for eightpence , and still spare a penny for the waiter . too , was not bad . " Several of ...
Page xxiv
... Johnson Club . Johnson's and Goldsmith's seats are still pointed out to the trustful enquirer ; and Cyrus Redding , in his Fifty Years ' Recollections , confidently asserts that he had conversed with Fleet Street tradesmen who had ...
... Johnson Club . Johnson's and Goldsmith's seats are still pointed out to the trustful enquirer ; and Cyrus Redding , in his Fifty Years ' Recollections , confidently asserts that he had conversed with Fleet Street tradesmen who had ...
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