The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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Page 43
... DEAR SIR , -Here I am , and Mr. Samuel Johnson actually with me . We were a night at Fores , in coming to which , in the dusk of the evening , we passed over the bleak and blasted heath where Macbeth met the witches . Your old preceptor ...
... DEAR SIR , -Here I am , and Mr. Samuel Johnson actually with me . We were a night at Fores , in coming to which , in the dusk of the evening , we passed over the bleak and blasted heath where Macbeth met the witches . Your old preceptor ...
Page 44
... DEAR SIR , -You stole away from London , and left us all in the lurch ; for we expected you one night at the club , and knew nothing of your departure . Had I paid you what I owed you for the book you bought for me , I should only have ...
... DEAR SIR , -You stole away from London , and left us all in the lurch ; for we expected you one night at the club , and knew nothing of your departure . Had I paid you what I owed you for the book you bought for me , I should only have ...
Page 93
... DEAR SIR , -As so many years have intervened since I chanced to have that conversation with Dr. Johnson in my house to which you refer , I have forgotten most of what then passed ; but remember that I was both instructed and enter ...
... DEAR SIR , -As so many years have intervened since I chanced to have that conversation with Dr. Johnson in my house to which you refer , I have forgotten most of what then passed ; but remember that I was both instructed and enter ...
Page 101
... DEAR BOSWELL , I cannot omit a moment to return you my best thanks for the entertainment you have furnished me , my family , and guests , by the perusal of Dr. Johnson's ' Journey to the Western Islands ; ' and now for my sentiments of ...
... DEAR BOSWELL , I cannot omit a moment to return you my best thanks for the entertainment you have furnished me , my family , and guests , by the perusal of Dr. Johnson's ' Journey to the Western Islands ; ' and now for my sentiments of ...
Page 103
... dear Boswell , your affectionate friend , " GEORGE DEMPSTER 1 . " I shall also present the publick with a correspond- ence with the laird of Rasay , concerning a passage 1 Every reader will , I am sure , join with me in warm admiration ...
... dear Boswell , your affectionate friend , " GEORGE DEMPSTER 1 . " I shall also present the publick with a correspond- ence with the laird of Rasay , concerning a passage 1 Every reader will , I am sure , join with me in warm admiration ...
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