Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 227
... Lady Macdonald . Boswell quarreled with the laird , and Johnson didn't spare his lady . " This woman , " he said , " would sink a ninety - gun ship . She is so dull - so heavy . " He then took her off , leaning forward with a hand on ...
... Lady Macdonald . Boswell quarreled with the laird , and Johnson didn't spare his lady . " This woman , " he said , " would sink a ninety - gun ship . She is so dull - so heavy . " He then took her off , leaning forward with a hand on ...
Page 228
Charles Norman. Lady MacLeod . " I'm sure , Sir , you would not carry it too far . " Johnson . " Nay , Madam , it carried me . " Boswell , gloating over having Johnson to himself , told Lady MacLeod " it was like a dog who has got hold ...
Charles Norman. Lady MacLeod . " I'm sure , Sir , you would not carry it too far . " Johnson . " Nay , Madam , it carried me . " Boswell , gloating over having Johnson to himself , told Lady MacLeod " it was like a dog who has got hold ...
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... Lady , hospitable to Boswell and Johnson at Dunvegan , 227 ff . Macpherson , James , Johnson attacks , 219 ; and again , 220 f .; is defended by A. Tytler , 238 ; threatens Johnson , 239 ; Johnson's letter to , 239 Malone , Edmond , 166 ...
... Lady , hospitable to Boswell and Johnson at Dunvegan , 227 ff . Macpherson , James , Johnson attacks , 219 ; and again , 220 f .; is defended by A. Tytler , 238 ; threatens Johnson , 239 ; Johnson's letter to , 239 Malone , Edmond , 166 ...
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