The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 15
... seemed to be in great horrour whenever it was mentioned . BOSWELL . " Pray , Sir , what did he say was the appearance ? " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , something of a shadowy being . " I mentioned witches , and asked him what they properly ...
... seemed to be in great horrour whenever it was mentioned . BOSWELL . " Pray , Sir , what did he say was the appearance ? " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , something of a shadowy being . " I mentioned witches , and asked him what they properly ...
Page 72
... seemed impatient till he got rid of us . Johnson could not stop his merriment , but continued it all the way till he got without the Temple - gate . He then burst into such a fit of laughter , that he appeared to be almost in a ...
... seemed impatient till he got rid of us . Johnson could not stop his merriment , but continued it all the way till he got without the Temple - gate . He then burst into such a fit of laughter , that he appeared to be almost in a ...
Page 191
... seemed very happy in the near prospect of going to Italy with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . " But , ( said he , ) before leaving Eng- land I am to take a jaunt to Oxford , Birmingham , my native city Lichfield , and my old friend , Dr. Taylor's ...
... seemed very happy in the near prospect of going to Italy with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . " But , ( said he , ) before leaving Eng- land I am to take a jaunt to Oxford , Birmingham , my native city Lichfield , and my old friend , Dr. Taylor's ...
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