Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 281
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . John- son said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . John- son said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
Page 302
... called out , “ I'll make Dr. John - cessary to encumber my page with mention- son a convert . " Dr. Johnson , at his ... called on Mr. Barret , the surgeon , and saw some of the originals , as they were called , which were executed very ...
... called out , “ I'll make Dr. John - cessary to encumber my page with mention- son a convert . " Dr. Johnson , at his ... called on Mr. Barret , the surgeon , and saw some of the originals , as they were called , which were executed very ...
Page 531
... called a bull : Sir Joshua Rey- nolds , when they were riding together in Devonshire , complained that he had a very bad horse , for that even when going down- hill he moved slowly step by step . " Ay , ( said Johnson ) and when he goes ...
... called a bull : Sir Joshua Rey- nolds , when they were riding together in Devonshire , complained that he had a very bad horse , for that even when going down- hill he moved slowly step by step . " Ay , ( said Johnson ) and when he goes ...
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