The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 91
... Thrale's great brewery , and after his death became one of the Proprietors of it ; and now resides in Mr. Thrale's house in Southwark , which was the scene of so many literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospitality ...
... Thrale's great brewery , and after his death became one of the Proprietors of it ; and now resides in Mr. Thrale's house in Southwark , which was the scene of so many literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospitality ...
Page 157
... Thrale is very liberal , and keeps us two coaches , and a very fine table ; but I think our cookery very bad . Mrs. Thrale got into a convent of English nuns , and I talked with her through the grate , and I am very kindly used by the ...
... Thrale is very liberal , and keeps us two coaches , and a very fine table ; but I think our cookery very bad . Mrs. Thrale got into a convent of English nuns , and I talked with her through the grate , and I am very kindly used by the ...
Page 191
... Thrale's in the Borough , I hastened thither , and found Mrs. Thrale and him at breakfast . I was kindly welcomed . In a moment he was in a full glow of conversation , and I felt myself elevated as if brought into another state of being ...
... Thrale's in the Borough , I hastened thither , and found Mrs. Thrale and him at breakfast . I was kindly welcomed . In a moment he was in a full glow of conversation , and I felt myself elevated as if brought into another state of being ...
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