The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 18
... afterwards , there came a shot from a French battery , to which the orders for a cessation of arms had not reached , and he was killed upon the spot . Colonel Cecil , who took possession of his effects , found in his pocket - book the ...
... afterwards , there came a shot from a French battery , to which the orders for a cessation of arms had not reached , and he was killed upon the spot . Colonel Cecil , who took possession of his effects , found in his pocket - book the ...
Page 114
... afterwards appear , that his pension having been given to him as a literary character , he had been applied to by administration to write political pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to ...
... afterwards appear , that his pension having been given to him as a literary character , he had been applied to by administration to write political pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to ...
Page 408
... afterwards collected into a pamphlet . Somebody said to Johnson , across the table , that he had not been in those characters . " Yes ( said he ) I have . I should have been sorry to be left out . " He then repeated what had been ...
... afterwards collected into a pamphlet . Somebody said to Johnson , across the table , that he had not been in those characters . " Yes ( said he ) I have . I should have been sorry to be left out . " He then repeated what had been ...
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