The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 28
... gave the first impression of that more extensive reading in which he had indulged himself . His tutor , Mr. Jorden , fellow of Pembroke , was not , it seems , a man of such abilities as we should conceive requisite for the instructor of ...
... gave the first impression of that more extensive reading in which he had indulged himself . His tutor , Mr. Jorden , fellow of Pembroke , was not , it seems , a man of such abilities as we should conceive requisite for the instructor of ...
Page 55
... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " He at this time , I believe , abstained entirely from fermented liquors a practice to which he rigidly ...
... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " He at this time , I believe , abstained entirely from fermented liquors a practice to which he rigidly ...
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... gave his wife a liberal indulgence , both in the choice of their company , and in the mode of entertaining them . He understood and valued Johnson , without remission , from their first acquaintance to the day of his death . Mrs. Thrale ...
... gave his wife a liberal indulgence , both in the choice of their company , and in the mode of entertaining them . He understood and valued Johnson , without remission , from their first acquaintance to the day of his death . Mrs. Thrale ...
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