Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 100
... Lord Chesterfield would have concealed it . " Mr. Dodsley . " Poh ! Do you think a letter from Johnson could hurt Lord Chesterfield ? Not at all , Sir . It lay upon his table , where anybody might see it . He read it to me ; said ...
... Lord Chesterfield would have concealed it . " Mr. Dodsley . " Poh ! Do you think a letter from Johnson could hurt Lord Chesterfield ? Not at all , Sir . It lay upon his table , where anybody might see it . He read it to me ; said ...
Page 236
... Lord Auchinleck had planted . Boswell . " If I survive you , Sir , it is my intention to erect a monument to you here , among scenes which , in my mind , are all classical . " Johnson . " Sir , I hope to see your grandchildren ! " The ...
... Lord Auchinleck had planted . Boswell . " If I survive you , Sir , it is my intention to erect a monument to you here , among scenes which , in my mind , are all classical . " Johnson . " Sir , I hope to see your grandchildren ! " The ...
Page 275
... Lord Marchmont received them at the door of his library , and ad- dressed Johnson . " I am not going to make an encomium upon myself , " he said , " by telling you the high respect I have for you , Sir . " The interview went off ...
... Lord Marchmont received them at the door of his library , and ad- dressed Johnson . " I am not going to make an encomium upon myself , " he said , " by telling you the high respect I have for you , Sir . " The interview went off ...
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