The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Bickers and Son, 1874 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... travels had been much the subject of conversation . But I found that he had not listened to him with that full confidence , without which there is little satis- faction in the society of travellers . I was curious to hear what opinion ...
... travels had been much the subject of conversation . But I found that he had not listened to him with that full confidence , without which there is little satis- faction in the society of travellers . I was curious to hear what opinion ...
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... Travels through Italy : containing new and curious obser- vations on that country , with the most authentic account yet published of capital pieces of painting , sculpture , and archi- tecture that are to be seen in Italy . By John ...
... Travels through Italy : containing new and curious obser- vations on that country , with the most authentic account yet published of capital pieces of painting , sculpture , and archi- tecture that are to be seen in Italy . By John ...
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James Boswell Percy Fitzgerald. company . JOHNSON . " I have been reading Twiss's Travels in Spain , ' which are just come out . They are as good as the first book of travels that you will take up . They are as good as those of Keysler ...
James Boswell Percy Fitzgerald. company . JOHNSON . " I have been reading Twiss's Travels in Spain , ' which are just come out . They are as good as the first book of travels that you will take up . They are as good as those of Keysler ...
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... travels abroad , and my pen after I came home , so I could enjoy it with my own approbation . " He had left his rooms in Gerrard - street , Soho , to oblige his landlord , who had found a lodger that would remain longer . - Letters to ...
... travels abroad , and my pen after I came home , so I could enjoy it with my own approbation . " He had left his rooms in Gerrard - street , Soho , to oblige his landlord , who had found a lodger that would remain longer . - Letters to ...
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... travels , who , he observed , " were more defective than any other writers . ” I passed many hours with him on the 17th , of which I find all my memorial is , " much laughing . " It would seem he had that 1 Boswell does not mention that ...
... travels , who , he observed , " were more defective than any other writers . ” I passed many hours with him on the 17th , of which I find all my memorial is , " much laughing . " It would seem he had that 1 Boswell does not mention that ...
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