The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... received by his lady and daughter , who entertained us so well , that Dr. Johnson seemed quite happy . When we had supped , he asked me to give him some paper to write letters . I begged he would write short ones , and not expatiate ...
... received by his lady and daughter , who entertained us so well , that Dr. Johnson seemed quite happy . When we had supped , he asked me to give him some paper to write letters . I begged he would write short ones , and not expatiate ...
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... received like princes in their progress . " He said , he would not wish not to be disgusted in the Highlands ; for that would be to lose the power of distinguishing , and a man might then lie down in the middle of them . He wished only ...
... received like princes in their progress . " He said , he would not wish not to be disgusted in the Highlands ; for that would be to lose the power of distinguishing , and a man might then lie down in the middle of them . He wished only ...
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... received by Sir Allan M'Lean , were still to be seen , and some tatters of the paper hangings were to be seen on the walls . Sir George Onesiphorus Paul was at Inchkenneth with the same party of which I was a member . He seemed to me to ...
... received by Sir Allan M'Lean , were still to be seen , and some tatters of the paper hangings were to be seen on the walls . Sir George Onesiphorus Paul was at Inchkenneth with the same party of which I was a member . He seemed to me to ...
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... received both readings with a good humour that I cannot enough admire . Indeed both he and I ( as , with respect to my- self , the reader has more than once had occasion to observe in the course of this Journal ) are too fond of a bon ...
... received both readings with a good humour that I cannot enough admire . Indeed both he and I ( as , with respect to my- self , the reader has more than once had occasion to observe in the course of this Journal ) are too fond of a bon ...
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... received any account of my family for many weeks . I also found a letter from Mr. Garrick , which was a regale as agreeable as a pine - apple would be in a desert . He had favoured me with his correspondence for many years ; and when Dr ...
... received any account of my family for many weeks . I also found a letter from Mr. Garrick , which was a regale as agreeable as a pine - apple would be in a desert . He had favoured me with his correspondence for many years ; and when Dr ...
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