The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page xi
... servant , Francis Barber , had led him to anticipate . On the contrary , everything was excellent of its kind , and served in good order . Johnson's earliest letter from Johnson's Court is dated 17th October , 1765 ; and he left it in ...
... servant , Francis Barber , had led him to anticipate . On the contrary , everything was excellent of its kind , and served in good order . Johnson's earliest letter from Johnson's Court is dated 17th October , 1765 ; and he left it in ...
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... servants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do , who are incited by the prospect of an immediate reward in proportion as they please . No , sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man , by which so much ...
... servants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do , who are incited by the prospect of an immediate reward in proportion as they please . No , sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man , by which so much ...
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... servant of Thrale , and the members met three times a week , the modest forfeit for non- attendance being a fine of twopence . The Essex Head survived until the autumn of 1890 , when it was pulled down . Lastly , there was the Queen's ...
... servant of Thrale , and the members met three times a week , the modest forfeit for non- attendance being a fine of twopence . The Essex Head survived until the autumn of 1890 , when it was pulled down . Lastly , there was the Queen's ...
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... disappointed of its gratifications . I am , My dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES BOSWELL . Xxxii After my death I wish no other herald , DEDICATION xxxi.
... disappointed of its gratifications . I am , My dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES BOSWELL . Xxxii After my death I wish no other herald , DEDICATION xxxi.
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... servant , a good humoured alert lad , brought his Lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
... servant , a good humoured alert lad , brought his Lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
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