The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page vii
... told Boswell that he used to work at it as he walked in the Park . At the end of 1737 , he had rooms with Mrs. Johnson , who had then joined him , in " Woodstock Street , near Hanover Square " ( it lies between New Bond Street and South ...
... told Boswell that he used to work at it as he walked in the Park . At the end of 1737 , he had rooms with Mrs. Johnson , who had then joined him , in " Woodstock Street , near Hanover Square " ( it lies between New Bond Street and South ...
Page xii
... told him that the Doctor had been dead some hours . As might be supposed , Johnson was a devout , if intermittent , church - goer . " He was not constant in his attendance on divine worship , " says Hawkins ; " but , from an opinion ...
... told him that the Doctor had been dead some hours . As might be supposed , Johnson was a devout , if intermittent , church - goer . " He was not constant in his attendance on divine worship , " says Hawkins ; " but , from an opinion ...
Page xv
... told Topham Beauclerk , he soon laid aside , " lest it should make him proud . " But those who criticise the " Tyrian bloom , satin grain " of poor Goldsmith , will do well to remember that even Goldsmith's distinguished ally had ...
... told Topham Beauclerk , he soon laid aside , " lest it should make him proud . " But those who criticise the " Tyrian bloom , satin grain " of poor Goldsmith , will do well to remember that even Goldsmith's distinguished ally had ...
Page xx
... told Boswell in 1776 , " in which people can enjoy themselves so well , as at a capital tavern . . . . At a tavern you are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make , the more trouble you give , the more good things you call ...
... told Boswell in 1776 , " in which people can enjoy themselves so well , as at a capital tavern . . . . At a tavern you are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make , the more trouble you give , the more good things you call ...
Page xxxiv
... told . " Such a sanction to my faculty of giving a just representation of Dr. JOHNSON I could not conceal . Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness , that by recording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit of ...
... told . " Such a sanction to my faculty of giving a just representation of Dr. JOHNSON I could not conceal . Nor will I suppress my satisfaction in the consciousness , that by recording so considerable a portion of the wisdom and wit of ...
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