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... SAMUEL JOHNSON . " ' Monday , No. 6 , Castle - street . " I am to return you thanks for the present you were so kind as to send by me , and to entreat that you will be pleased to inform me by the penny - post , whether you resolve to ...
... SAMUEL JOHNSON . " ' Monday , No. 6 , Castle - street . " I am to return you thanks for the present you were so kind as to send by me , and to entreat that you will be pleased to inform me by the penny - post , whether you resolve to ...
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... JOHNSON . " " TO MR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " SIR , Norfolk - street , April 23 , 1755 . " The part of your Dictionary which you have favoured me with the sight of has given me such an idea of the whole , that I most sincerely congratulate ...
... JOHNSON . " " TO MR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " SIR , Norfolk - street , April 23 , 1755 . " The part of your Dictionary which you have favoured me with the sight of has given me such an idea of the whole , that I most sincerely congratulate ...
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... Johnson consulted me upon it , and when I could find no objec- tion to receive him , exclaimed , " He will disturb us by his buffoonery ; ” and afterwards so managed matters that he was never formally pro- posed , and , by consequence ...
... Johnson consulted me upon it , and when I could find no objec- tion to receive him , exclaimed , " He will disturb us by his buffoonery ; ” and afterwards so managed matters that he was never formally pro- posed , and , by consequence ...
Contents
17091731 | 1 |
Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
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