The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page xi
... present Anderton's Hotel . While here , he published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his long - promised Shakespeare . " He for Subscribers baits his hook , And takes their cash - but where's the Book ? " - sang the inexorable ...
... present Anderton's Hotel . While here , he published his Journey to the Western Islands , and his long - promised Shakespeare . " He for Subscribers baits his hook , And takes their cash - but where's the Book ? " - sang the inexorable ...
Page xv
... present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which is historical , for the opening of Drury Lane in 1747. This , besides the well - known lines on Shakespeare , - " Each change of many - colour'd ...
... present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which is historical , for the opening of Drury Lane in 1747. This , besides the well - known lines on Shakespeare , - " Each change of many - colour'd ...
Page xxii
... present Savoy Buildings . Here Johnson read Irene to Garrick's brother Peter , long before that masterpiece made its appearance on the stage at Drury Lane . Other favoured resorts were the Turk's - Head Coffee - house , opposite ...
... present Savoy Buildings . Here Johnson read Irene to Garrick's brother Peter , long before that masterpiece made its appearance on the stage at Drury Lane . Other favoured resorts were the Turk's - Head Coffee - house , opposite ...
Page xxiv
... present meeting - place of the 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 ...
... present meeting - place of the 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 ...
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... present plates have been reproduced . It was hardly possible to give the same details with regard to the topo- graphical illustrations in the text ; a general description of the scheme followed is , however , necessary . Mr. Railton has ...
... present plates have been reproduced . It was hardly possible to give the same details with regard to the topo- graphical illustrations in the text ; a general description of the scheme followed is , however , necessary . Mr. Railton has ...
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