The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... Lady Southwell - Mr . Alexander Macbean - Lord Thurlow - Langton's Collectanea - Dr . Franklin's " Demonax , " CHAPTER VII 1781 . 116 The " Lives of the Poets " completed - Observations upon , and various Readings in , the Life of ...
... Lady Southwell - Mr . Alexander Macbean - Lord Thurlow - Langton's Collectanea - Dr . Franklin's " Demonax , " CHAPTER VII 1781 . 116 The " Lives of the Poets " completed - Observations upon , and various Readings in , the Life of ...
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... lady had objected to the cutting of a pickled mango , and that I had taken an opportunity to ask the price of it , and found it was only two shillings ; so here was a very poor saving . JOHNSON . " Sir , that is the 11.
... lady had objected to the cutting of a pickled mango , and that I had taken an opportunity to ask the price of it , and found it was only two shillings ; so here was a very poor saving . JOHNSON . " Sir , that is the 11.
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... lady , whom I then much admired , a very amiable woman , humoured my fancy , and relieved me by saying , ' The first thing you will meet with in the other world will be an elegant copy of Shakspeare's works presented to you . ' " Dr ...
... lady , whom I then much admired , a very amiable woman , humoured my fancy , and relieved me by saying , ' The first thing you will meet with in the other world will be an elegant copy of Shakspeare's works presented to you . ' " Dr ...
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... a sentence passed six months before . Perhaps this may be accounted for by Horne Tooke's having obtained a writ of error , and so suspended the execution of the sen tence -- 0 . asked you and your lady to live at my house.
... a sentence passed six months before . Perhaps this may be accounted for by Horne Tooke's having obtained a writ of error , and so suspended the execution of the sen tence -- 0 . asked you and your lady to live at my house.
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... lady , two . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , if you are to count by twos , you may be long enough . " BOSWELL . " Well , but now I add two sons and seven daughters , and a servant for each ; that will make twenty ; so we have the fifth part ...
... lady , two . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , if you are to count by twos , you may be long enough . " BOSWELL . " Well , but now I add two sons and seven daughters , and a servant for each ; that will make twenty ; so we have the fifth part ...
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