The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
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Page 29
... late on Fri- day , the 15th of March , I hastened next morning to wait on Dr. Johnson , at his house ; but found he was removed from Johnson's - court , No. 7 , to Bolt - court , No. 8 , still keeping to his favourite Fleet - street ...
... late on Fri- day , the 15th of March , I hastened next morning to wait on Dr. Johnson , at his house ; but found he was removed from Johnson's - court , No. 7 , to Bolt - court , No. 8 , still keeping to his favourite Fleet - street ...
Page 34
... late to choose another profession ; as indeed is generally the case with men , when they have once engaged in any particular way of life . " p . 220 . 66 morning at the Somerset coffee - house in the Strand , where we were taken up by ...
... late to choose another profession ; as indeed is generally the case with men , when they have once engaged in any particular way of life . " p . 220 . 66 morning at the Somerset coffee - house in the Strand , where we were taken up by ...
Page 37
... late Pre- sident of Magdalen College and Bishop of Norwich , of whose abilities in different res- pects the publick has had eminent proofs , and the esteem annexed to whose character was increased by knowing him personally . He had ...
... late Pre- sident of Magdalen College and Bishop of Norwich , of whose abilities in different res- pects the publick has had eminent proofs , and the esteem annexed to whose character was increased by knowing him personally . He had ...
Page 47
... late as we used to do in London . as in women ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , sir ; but it is a delusion that is always be- ginning again . " BOSWELL . " I do n't know but there is upon the whole more misery than happiness produced by that ...
... late as we used to do in London . as in women ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , sir ; but it is a delusion that is always be- ginning again . " BOSWELL . " I do n't know but there is upon the whole more misery than happiness produced by that ...
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... late Mr. Canning himself alowed to receive but sixpence a lecture from no scholars ; whereas , if they had been al- great authority and example on such a subject . each scholar , they would have been_emu- " Foreigners often ask , ' By ...
... late Mr. Canning himself alowed to receive but sixpence a lecture from no scholars ; whereas , if they had been al- great authority and example on such a subject . each scholar , they would have been_emu- " Foreigners often ask , ' By ...
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