Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 242
... Thrale party set forth again . At Chester they walked on the town walls . " They are very high , " he noted , " and two may walk commodiously side by side . " Johnson and Queeney walked side by side . Mrs. Thrale was exceedingly vexed ...
... Thrale party set forth again . At Chester they walked on the town walls . " They are very high , " he noted , " and two may walk commodiously side by side . " Johnson and Queeney walked side by side . Mrs. Thrale was exceedingly vexed ...
Page 297
... Thrale household was an insipid beauty , Sophy Streatfield - according to Fanny Burney , extremely handsome , and according to Mrs. Thrale , extremely insinuating . At a large dinner party Mr. Thrale suddenly asked his wife to change ...
... Thrale household was an insipid beauty , Sophy Streatfield - according to Fanny Burney , extremely handsome , and according to Mrs. Thrale , extremely insinuating . At a large dinner party Mr. Thrale suddenly asked his wife to change ...
Page 340
... Thrale's Anecdotes , 328 ; and Haw- kins's Life , 328 ; still amorous on death - bed , 330 Boswell , Veronica , amused by Johnson's gesticulations , 217 Boyle , Robert , 87 , 248 Bristol , Earl of , 44 Brighton , Johnson goes to visit ...
... Thrale's Anecdotes , 328 ; and Haw- kins's Life , 328 ; still amorous on death - bed , 330 Boswell , Veronica , amused by Johnson's gesticulations , 217 Boyle , Robert , 87 , 248 Bristol , Earl of , 44 Brighton , Johnson goes to visit ...
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