Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... Lordship said , " He rang the bell . " And it is but just to add , that Mr. Sheridan told me , that when he communicated to Dr. Johnson that a pension was to be granted him , he replied in a fervour of gratitude , " The English language ...
... Lordship said , " He rang the bell . " And it is but just to add , that Mr. Sheridan told me , that when he communicated to Dr. Johnson that a pension was to be granted him , he replied in a fervour of gratitude , " The English language ...
Page 410
... Lordship , and ap- plied to him of myself , without being commis- sioned by Johnson . His Lordship behaved in the most polite and obliging manner , promised to tell all he recollected about Pope , and was so very courteous as to say ...
... Lordship , and ap- plied to him of myself , without being commis- sioned by Johnson . His Lordship behaved in the most polite and obliging manner , promised to tell all he recollected about Pope , and was so very courteous as to say ...
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... Lordship explained the meaning of the mortgage to be , that he wished the business to be conducted in such a manner ... Lordship's offer raises in me not less wonder 1Sir Joshua Reynolds , on account of the excel- lence both of the ...
... Lordship explained the meaning of the mortgage to be , that he wished the business to be conducted in such a manner ... Lordship's offer raises in me not less wonder 1Sir Joshua Reynolds , on account of the excel- lence both of the ...
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