The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2Gabriel Wells, 1922 - Authors, English |
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... pleased to dic- tate it to me from memory . He afterwards found among his papers a copy of it , which he had dictated to Mr. Baretti , with its title and 1 1 Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with respect to the ...
... pleased to dic- tate it to me from memory . He afterwards found among his papers a copy of it , which he had dictated to Mr. Baretti , with its title and 1 1 Dr. Johnson appeared to have had a remarkable delicacy with respect to the ...
Page 49
... pleased with my note . I shall impatiently expect you at London , that we may consider what to do next . I intend in the winter to open a Bibliothèque , and remem- ber , that you are to subscribe a sheet a year ; let us try , likewise ...
... pleased with my note . I shall impatiently expect you at London , that we may consider what to do next . I intend in the winter to open a Bibliothèque , and remem- ber , that you are to subscribe a sheet a year ; let us try , likewise ...
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... pleased with his reception , both by Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , and they so much pleased with him , that his invitations to their house were more and more frequent , till at last he became one of the family , and an apart- ment was ...
... pleased with his reception , both by Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , and they so much pleased with him , that his invitations to their house were more and more frequent , till at last he became one of the family , and an apart- ment was ...
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