The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... a garden at the back , in which ( credite posteri ! ) , only a few weeks before his death , he gathered three bunches of grapes ; and at its door were two stone seats , from In one of which , in 1783 , being returned from INTRODUCTION xi.
... a garden at the back , in which ( credite posteri ! ) , only a few weeks before his death , he gathered three bunches of grapes ; and at its door were two stone seats , from In one of which , in 1783 , being returned from INTRODUCTION xi.
Page xii
... as I had imaged to my- self , solemnly devout . I never shall forget the tremulous earnestness with which he pronounced the awful petition in the Litany : In the hour of death , and in the day of judgment xii INTRODUCTION.
... as I had imaged to my- self , solemnly devout . I never shall forget the tremulous earnestness with which he pronounced the awful petition in the Litany : In the hour of death , and in the day of judgment xii INTRODUCTION.
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... death , December , 1884 , there was a memorial service , when the pew was draped in violet , and a cast of the bust by Nollekens placed on the ledge in front . The occasion was also marked by an excellent address from the Rector , Dr ...
... death , December , 1884 , there was a memorial service , when the pew was draped in violet , and a cast of the bust by Nollekens placed on the ledge in front . The occasion was also marked by an excellent address from the Rector , Dr ...
Page xvii
... death in 1752. At this period , the roll of his friends is affirmed to have been " extensive and various , " ranging from the Earl of Orrery and Lord Southwell to an apothecary in Cork Street , Burlington Gardens ( with whom he and Miss ...
... death in 1752. At this period , the roll of his friends is affirmed to have been " extensive and various , " ranging from the Earl of Orrery and Lord Southwell to an apothecary in Cork Street , Burlington Gardens ( with whom he and Miss ...
Page xix
... death . It was " one of the happiest days that he remembered to have enjoyed in the whole course of his life , " he says . The com- pany consisted of Mrs. Garrick's " Chaplain , " Hannah More ; the Honourable Mrs. Boscawen , relict of ...
... death . It was " one of the happiest days that he remembered to have enjoyed in the whole course of his life , " he says . The com- pany consisted of Mrs. Garrick's " Chaplain , " Hannah More ; the Honourable Mrs. Boscawen , relict of ...
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