Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 397
... tell him a great deal about Pope , " Sir , he will tell me nothing . " I had the honour of being known to his Lordship , and applied to him of myself , without being commissioned by Johnson . His Lordship behaved in the most polite and ...
... tell him a great deal about Pope , " Sir , he will tell me nothing . " I had the honour of being known to his Lordship , and applied to him of myself , without being commissioned by Johnson . His Lordship behaved in the most polite and ...
Page 399
... tell her ; but after they had talked to her , she came away satisfied that it was true . To be sure the man had a ... tell his father . " BOSWELL : " Yes ; because he would not have spurious children to get any share of the family ...
... tell her ; but after they had talked to her , she came away satisfied that it was true . To be sure the man had a ... tell his father . " BOSWELL : " Yes ; because he would not have spurious children to get any share of the family ...
Page 544
... tell him , goes on to offend by his endeavours to please . - I am delight- ed by finding that our opinions are the same . -You will do me a real kindness by conti- nuing to write . A post - day has now been long a day of recreation ...
... tell him , goes on to offend by his endeavours to please . - I am delight- ed by finding that our opinions are the same . -You will do me a real kindness by conti- nuing to write . A post - day has now been long a day of recreation ...
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