Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., Volume 2J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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Page 37
... Williams was angry that Thrale's family did not send regularly to her every time they heard from me while I was in the Hebrides . Little people are apt to be jealous : but they should not be jealous ; for they ought to consider , that ...
... Williams was angry that Thrale's family did not send regularly to her every time they heard from me while I was in the Hebrides . Little people are apt to be jealous : but they should not be jealous ; for they ought to consider , that ...
Page 47
... Williams about this . " 66 Here was a sad dilemma . I feared that what I was so confident I had secured , would yet be frustrated . He had accustomed himself to shew Mrs. Williams such a degree of humane attention , as frequently ...
... Williams about this . " 66 Here was a sad dilemma . I feared that what I was so confident I had secured , would yet be frustrated . He had accustomed himself to shew Mrs. Williams such a degree of humane attention , as frequently ...
Page 48
... Williams's consent , he roared , “ Frank , a clean shirt , " and was very soon drest . When I had him fairly seated in a hackney- coach with me , I exulted as much as a fortune - hunter who has got an heiress into a post - chaise with ...
... Williams's consent , he roared , “ Frank , a clean shirt , " and was very soon drest . When I had him fairly seated in a hackney- coach with me , I exulted as much as a fortune - hunter who has got an heiress into a post - chaise with ...
Page 55
... Williams how much he had been pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . To I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her ...
... Williams how much he had been pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . To I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her ...
Page 57
... William Forbes , of Pitsligo . That my readers may have the subject more fully and clearly before them , I shall first insert the Epitaph . " OLIVARII GOLDSMITH , Poetę , Physici , Historici , Qui nullum ferč scribendi genus Non tetigit ...
... William Forbes , of Pitsligo . That my readers may have the subject more fully and clearly before them , I shall first insert the Epitaph . " OLIVARII GOLDSMITH , Poetę , Physici , Historici , Qui nullum ferč scribendi genus Non tetigit ...
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