Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 48
... head , and drawing his falchion with the other , he , at one blow , struck off her head , to the great terror of them all ; and , having so done , said unto them , Now , by this , judge whether your emperor is able to bridle his ...
... head , and drawing his falchion with the other , he , at one blow , struck off her head , to the great terror of them all ; and , having so done , said unto them , Now , by this , judge whether your emperor is able to bridle his ...
Page 140
... head , and his shirt sleeves and the knees of his breeches hung loose . A crowd gathered . . III One night , Beauclerk and Langton , having supped in a tavern and sat up till three in the morning , and still not ready for bed , decided ...
... head , and his shirt sleeves and the knees of his breeches hung loose . A crowd gathered . . III One night , Beauclerk and Langton , having supped in a tavern and sat up till three in the morning , and still not ready for bed , decided ...
Page 248
... head of the table . As this was next to the fireplace , one of the brothers remarked solicitously : " Doctor , perhaps you will be too warm . " Johnson , having the head of the table , and meaning to keep it , replied : " No , Sir , I ...
... head of the table . As this was next to the fireplace , one of the brothers remarked solicitously : " Doctor , perhaps you will be too warm . " Johnson , having the head of the table , and meaning to keep it , replied : " No , Sir , I ...
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