The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Including A Journal of a Tour to the HebridesHarper & Brothers, 1863 |
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... manner than common ; to his indis- tinct account of which , Dr. Johnson listen- Next morning he introduced me to Mrs. Lucy Porter , his step - daughter . She was now an old maid , with much simplicity of manner . She had never been in ...
... manner than common ; to his indis- tinct account of which , Dr. Johnson listen- Next morning he introduced me to Mrs. Lucy Porter , his step - daughter . She was now an old maid , with much simplicity of manner . She had never been in ...
Page 252
... manners . " Sir , ' said Johnson , you need say no more . When you have said a man of gentle manners , you have said enough ... manner , the fol- lowing literary anecdote : - Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotchman , undertook a ...
... manners . " Sir , ' said Johnson , you need say no more . When you have said a man of gentle manners , you have said enough ... manner , the fol- lowing literary anecdote : - Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotchman , undertook a ...
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... manner . do not , ' said Johnson , ' perceive the value of this new manner ; it is only like Buckinger 2 , who had no hands , and so wrote with his feet . ' ' I " When I ( Mrs. Piozzi , ) knowing what subject he would like best to talk ...
... manner . do not , ' said Johnson , ' perceive the value of this new manner ; it is only like Buckinger 2 , who had no hands , and so wrote with his feet . ' ' I " When I ( Mrs. Piozzi , ) knowing what subject he would like best to talk ...
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