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... the lines laid down by an Irish painter he had known in Birmingham , he practised the art of living in a garret at eighteenpence a week ; and here , too , according to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that vi INTRODUCTION.
... the lines laid down by an Irish painter he had known in Birmingham , he practised the art of living in a garret at eighteenpence a week ; and here , too , according to Murphy , he composed for the Gentleman's Magazine that vi INTRODUCTION.
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... known ; but in July , 1737 , he was lodging in Church Street , Greenwich , next door to the now non - existent Golden Heart . At Greenwich he proceeded with his play of Irene , three acts of which he had already completed ; and he told ...
... known ; but in July , 1737 , he was lodging in Church Street , Greenwich , next door to the now non - existent Golden Heart . At Greenwich he proceeded with his play of Irene , three acts of which he had already completed ; and he told ...
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... known as Frognal Priory , which disappeared in 1876. In Priory Lodge Johnson un- doubtedly lived during part of 1748 , and his wife much longer . Here he wrote the greatest part of the Vanity of Human Wishes ; and Boswell dwells ...
... known as Frognal Priory , which disappeared in 1876. In Priory Lodge Johnson un- doubtedly lived during part of 1748 , and his wife much longer . Here he wrote the greatest part of the Vanity of Human Wishes ; and Boswell dwells ...
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... known . Here he had his seat in pew No. 18 , North Gallery , next the pulpit , at that date occupied by Mr. Burrows . On 9th April 1773 , he took Boswell with him . " His behaviour was , as I had imaged to my- self , solemnly devout . I ...
... known . Here he had his seat in pew No. 18 , North Gallery , next the pulpit , at that date occupied by Mr. Burrows . On 9th April 1773 , he took Boswell with him . " His behaviour was , as I had imaged to my- self , solemnly devout . I ...
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... known as the Dog and Duck ; but from the playful proposal which , much to Lady Sydney Beauclerk's disgust , he once made to his friends to take — that is , rent- - Cuper's , or ( more vulgarly ) Cupid's , Gardens , now traversed by the ...
... known as the Dog and Duck ; but from the playful proposal which , much to Lady Sydney Beauclerk's disgust , he once made to his friends to take — that is , rent- - Cuper's , or ( more vulgarly ) Cupid's , Gardens , now traversed by the ...
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