The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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Page 79
... took possession of it , and , when John- son on his return civilly demanded his seat , rudely refused to give it up ; upon which Johnson laid hold of it , and tossed him and the chair into the pit . ' Foote , who has so successfully ...
... took possession of it , and , when John- son on his return civilly demanded his seat , rudely refused to give it up ; upon which Johnson laid hold of it , and tossed him and the chair into the pit . ' Foote , who has so successfully ...
Page 115
... took physic - and died . ' " Lett . Jan. 20 , 1647.-C. 2 This observation is , as Mr. Markland observes to me , to be found in Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son : - " I have been lately informed of an Italian book , written by one ...
... took physic - and died . ' " Lett . Jan. 20 , 1647.-C. 2 This observation is , as Mr. Markland observes to me , to be found in Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son : - " I have been lately informed of an Italian book , written by one ...
Page 406
... took a very long time to this great potation ; and I have heard Dr. Johnson say , “ Sir , if a man drinks very slowly , and lets one glass evaporate before he takes another , I know not how long he may drink . " Dr. Campbell mentioned a ...
... took a very long time to this great potation ; and I have heard Dr. Johnson say , “ Sir , if a man drinks very slowly , and lets one glass evaporate before he takes another , I know not how long he may drink . " Dr. Campbell mentioned a ...
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