Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 136
... received 757. Lent Mr. Davies 251. " Trinity College , Dublin , at this time sur- prised Johnson with a spontaneous ... receiving from the university of Dublin , I find none of which I have any personal knowledge but those of Dr. Andrews ...
... received 757. Lent Mr. Davies 251. " Trinity College , Dublin , at this time sur- prised Johnson with a spontaneous ... receiving from the university of Dublin , I find none of which I have any personal knowledge but those of Dr. Andrews ...
Page 413
... received . I begged to have it returned to me , which was accordingly done . - His state of the evi- dence as to the ghost did not satisfy me . I did not write to Johnson , as usual , upon my return to my family ; but tried how he would ...
... received . I begged to have it returned to me , which was accordingly done . - His state of the evi- dence as to the ghost did not satisfy me . I did not write to Johnson , as usual , upon my return to my family ; but tried how he would ...
Page 479
... received your letters only this morn- ing . I am , dear Sir , " Yours , & c . " London , Sept. 7 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . In answer to my next letter , I received one from him , dissuading me from hastening to him , as I had proposed ...
... received your letters only this morn- ing . I am , dear Sir , " Yours , & c . " London , Sept. 7 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . In answer to my next letter , I received one from him , dissuading me from hastening to him , as I had proposed ...
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