The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... Ashbourne , for which very good reasons might be given in the conjectural ' yet positive manner of writers , who are proud to account for every event which they relate . He himself , how- ever , says , " The motives of my journey I ...
... Ashbourne , for which very good reasons might be given in the conjectural ' yet positive manner of writers , who are proud to account for every event which they relate . He himself , how- ever , says , " The motives of my journey I ...
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... - coaches . - ED . ] 3 [ Dr. Johnson always controverted the common - place observation of the superior purity and happiness of country life.—ED. ] " Ashbourne , 10th November , 1781 . " Yesterday cc 1781. ÆTAT . 72 .
... - coaches . - ED . ] 3 [ Dr. Johnson always controverted the common - place observation of the superior purity and happiness of country life.—ED. ] " Ashbourne , 10th November , 1781 . " Yesterday cc 1781. ÆTAT . 72 .
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James Boswell John Wilson Croker. " Ashbourne , 10th November , 1781 . " Yesterday I came to Ashbourne , and last night I had very little rest . Dr. Taylor lives on milk , and grows every day better , and is not wholly without hope ...
James Boswell John Wilson Croker. " Ashbourne , 10th November , 1781 . " Yesterday I came to Ashbourne , and last night I had very little rest . Dr. Taylor lives on milk , and grows every day better , and is not wholly without hope ...
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... Ashbourne and Staffordshire was not pleasant ; for what enjoyment has a sick man visiting the sick ? Shall we ever have another frolick like our journey to the Hebrides ? " I hope that dear Mrs. Boswell will surmount her complaints : in ...
... Ashbourne and Staffordshire was not pleasant ; for what enjoyment has a sick man visiting the sick ? Shall we ever have another frolick like our journey to the Hebrides ? " I hope that dear Mrs. Boswell will surmount her complaints : in ...
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... Ashbourne , I believe I can come thither ; if you had rather come to London , I can stay at Streatham : take your choice . " This year has been very heavy . From the middle of January to the middle of June , I was battered by one ...
... Ashbourne , I believe I can come thither ; if you had rather come to London , I can stay at Streatham : take your choice . " This year has been very heavy . From the middle of January to the middle of June , I was battered by one ...
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