The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page vii
... Oxford Street and runs at the back of the Princess's Theatre . At No. 36 , where there is a Society of Arts tablet , lived later Barry the painter ; and No. 6 ( which in December , 1900 , was in process of demolition ) stood on the same ...
... Oxford Street and runs at the back of the Princess's Theatre . At No. 36 , where there is a Society of Arts tablet , lived later Barry the painter ; and No. 6 ( which in December , 1900 , was in process of demolition ) stood on the same ...
Page xi
... Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the north and west of the present Anderton's Hotel . While here , he published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his ...
... Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the north and west of the present Anderton's Hotel . While here , he published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his ...
Page xiv
... Oxford Street he also went occasionally , although he did not consider Wyatt's coup d'œil to be compared with that of the Ranelagh Rotunda . Probably it was duller , since Gibbon talks of its " ennui , " and Fanny Burney of its ...
... Oxford Street he also went occasionally , although he did not consider Wyatt's coup d'œil to be compared with that of the Ranelagh Rotunda . Probably it was duller , since Gibbon talks of its " ennui , " and Fanny Burney of its ...
Page xxviii
... Oxford Elral Hall , near Lichfield · Church Street , Greenwich , from the site of the " Golden Hart " St. John's Gate , Clerkenwell . Residence of Edward Cave . Hogarth's House . Stairway in Hogarth's House St. James's Square in 1760 ...
... Oxford Elral Hall , near Lichfield · Church Street , Greenwich , from the site of the " Golden Hart " St. John's Gate , Clerkenwell . Residence of Edward Cave . Hogarth's House . Stairway in Hogarth's House St. James's Square in 1760 ...
Page xxxiv
... Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - " Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , ' which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have depicted our ...
... Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - " Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , ' which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have depicted our ...
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