The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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... Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for ' London ' was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility of second sight , he did not ...
... Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for ' London ' was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson could defend the credibility of second sight , he did not ...
Page 106
... Savage were sometimes in such extreme indigence , that they could not pay for a lodging ; so that they have wandered together whole nights in the streets . Yet in these almost incredible scenes of distress , we may suppose that Savage ...
... Savage were sometimes in such extreme indigence , that they could not pay for a lodging ; so that they have wandered together whole nights in the streets . Yet in these almost incredible scenes of distress , we may suppose that Savage ...
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... Savage was an impostor . If he had a title to the legacy , he could not have found any difficulty in recovering it ; for had the executors resisted his claim , the whole costs , as well as the legacy , must have been paid by them , if ...
... Savage was an impostor . If he had a title to the legacy , he could not have found any difficulty in recovering it ; for had the executors resisted his claim , the whole costs , as well as the legacy , must have been paid by them , if ...
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