The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - " Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , ' which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have depicted our ...
... Oxford , November 17 , 1785 : - " Dear Sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , ' which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have depicted our ...
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... Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a present of gingerbread , and said he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a ...
... Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a present of gingerbread , and said he was the best scholar she ever had . He delighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a ...
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... Oxford , Dr. Adams , now master of Pembroke College , told me , I was the best quali- fied for the University that he had ever known come there . " In estimating the progress of his mind during these two years , as well as in future ...
... Oxford , Dr. Adams , now master of Pembroke College , told me , I was the best quali- fied for the University that he had ever known come there . " In estimating the progress of his mind during these two years , as well as in future ...
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... Oxford , in the character of his companion : though , in fact , he never received any assistance whatever from that gentleman.1 He , however , went to Oxford , and was entered a com- moner of Pembroke College , on the 31st of October ...
... Oxford , in the character of his companion : though , in fact , he never received any assistance whatever from that gentleman.1 He , however , went to Oxford , and was entered a com- moner of Pembroke College , on the 31st of October ...
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... Oxford , 20th March , 1776. B. 2 It ought to be remembered , that Dr. Johnson was apt , in his literary as well as moral exercises , to overcharge his defects . Dr. Adams informed me , that he attended his tutor's lectures , and also ...
... Oxford , 20th March , 1776. B. 2 It ought to be remembered , that Dr. Johnson was apt , in his literary as well as moral exercises , to overcharge his defects . Dr. Adams informed me , that he attended his tutor's lectures , and also ...
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