The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page viii
... Court , 1 which , before the erection of the New Law Courts , ran from Carey Street to the back of St Clement Danes ... Court or 1 Boswell Court was not named after James Boswell . Bolt Court . Johnson's house stands in the north - viii ...
... Court , 1 which , before the erection of the New Law Courts , ran from Carey Street to the back of St Clement Danes ... Court or 1 Boswell Court was not named after James Boswell . Bolt Court . Johnson's house stands in the north - viii ...
Page xi
... Court , where , in 1775 , he received a second honorary degree , that of D.C.L. , Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the north and west of the present ...
... Court , where , in 1775 , he received a second honorary degree , that of D.C.L. , Oxford . Johnson's Court ( the name of which is a mere coincidence ) lies on the north side of Fleet Street to the north and west of the present ...
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... court , you are a fool if you do not pay court . " He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be retreats for persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ...
... court , you are a fool if you do not pay court . " He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be retreats for persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ...
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