The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... Lichfield , in Stafford- shire , on the eighteenth of September , N. S. 1709 ; and his initiation into the christian church was not delayed ; for his baptism is recorded , in the register of St. Mary's parish in that city , to have been ...
... Lichfield , in Stafford- shire , on the eighteenth of September , N. S. 1709 ; and his initiation into the christian church was not delayed ; for his baptism is recorded , in the register of St. Mary's parish in that city , to have been ...
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... Lichfield ; and , being a man of good sense , and skill in his trade , he acquired a reasonable share of wealth , of which , however , he after- wards lost the greatest part , by engaging unsuccessfully in a manufacture of parchment ...
... Lichfield ; and , being a man of good sense , and skill in his trade , he acquired a reasonable share of wealth , of which , however , he after- wards lost the greatest part , by engaging unsuccessfully in a manufacture of parchment ...
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... Lichfield , where she took lodgings opposite to the house in which he lived , and indulged her hopeless flame . When he was informed that it so preyed upon her mind that her life was in danger , he with a generous humanity went to her ...
... Lichfield , where she took lodgings opposite to the house in which he lived , and indulged her hopeless flame . When he was informed that it so preyed upon her mind that her life was in danger , he with a generous humanity went to her ...
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... Lichfield . " When Dr. Sacheverel was at Lichfield , Johnson was not enough . It was not till about 1768 , that I thought to calculate the returns of my father's trade , and by that estimate his probable profits . This , I believe , my ...
... Lichfield . " When Dr. Sacheverel was at Lichfield , Johnson was not enough . It was not till about 1768 , that I thought to calculate the returns of my father's trade , and by that estimate his probable profits . This , I believe , my ...
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... Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common - prayer book into his hands ...
... Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common - prayer book into his hands ...
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