The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . 66 DEAR MADAM , " I WENT away from Lichfield ill , and have had a trouble- some time with my breath ; for some weeks I have been dis- ordered by a cold , of which I could not get the violence abated , till I ...
... LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . 66 DEAR MADAM , " I WENT away from Lichfield ill , and have had a trouble- some time with my breath ; for some weeks I have been dis- ordered by a cold , of which I could not get the violence abated , till I ...
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James Boswell Edmond Malone. 66 " To MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . DEAR MADAM , " THE account which you give of your health is but melancholy . May it please GOD to restore you . My disease affected my ... LUCY PORTER, IN LICHFIELD. ...
James Boswell Edmond Malone. 66 " To MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . DEAR MADAM , " THE account which you give of your health is but melancholy . May it please GOD to restore you . My disease affected my ... LUCY PORTER, IN LICHFIELD. ...
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James Boswell Edmond Malone. [ To " MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . " DEAR MADAM , " THE death of poor Mr. Porter , of which your maid has sent an account , must have very much surprised you . The death of a friend is almost always ...
James Boswell Edmond Malone. [ To " MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . " DEAR MADAM , " THE death of poor Mr. Porter , of which your maid has sent an account , must have very much surprised you . The death of a friend is almost always ...
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