The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page vii
... wrote his poem of London ; and from a letter he sent from the provinces to his wife , it seems that the landlady's name was Mrs. Crow . This letter , which belongs to Mr. W. R. Smith of Greatham Moor , West Liss , Hants , is the ...
... wrote his poem of London ; and from a letter he sent from the provinces to his wife , it seems that the landlady's name was Mrs. Crow . This letter , which belongs to Mr. W. R. Smith of Greatham Moor , West Liss , Hants , is the ...
Page viii
... wrote the greatest part of the Vanity of Human Wishes ; and Boswell dwells effusively on the " fervid rapidity " with which that performance was produced . " I have heard him say , that he com- posed seventy lines of it in one day ...
... wrote the greatest part of the Vanity of Human Wishes ; and Boswell dwells effusively on the " fervid rapidity " with which that performance was produced . " I have heard him say , that he com- posed seventy lines of it in one day ...
Page xiv
... wrote so well of him in Mr. Urban's magazine . But to Ranelagh he went often , regarding it , Dr. Maxwell tells us , as " a place of innocent recreation . " " When I first entered Ranelagh , " he said , " it gave an expansion and gay ...
... wrote so well of him in Mr. Urban's magazine . But to Ranelagh he went often , regarding it , Dr. Maxwell tells us , as " a place of innocent recreation . " " When I first entered Ranelagh , " he said , " it gave an expansion and gay ...
Page xv
... wrote a prologue for Comus , when it was produced for the benefit of Milton's grand - daughter , and it is only reasonable to suppose that he was present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which ...
... wrote a prologue for Comus , when it was produced for the benefit of Milton's grand - daughter , and it is only reasonable to suppose that he was present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which ...
Page xix
... wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levett ; of Lord Thurlow , and Mr. Sastres , the Italian Master . " Now he was the guest of that " beautiful , gay and fascinating Lady Craven , " whose play of The ...
... wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levett ; of Lord Thurlow , and Mr. Sastres , the Italian Master . " Now he was the guest of that " beautiful , gay and fascinating Lady Craven , " whose play of The ...
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