Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 31
... mother . One day , when she called him a puppy , he asked her if she knew what they called a puppy's mother . It is not without significance that Johnson talked so much about his childhood to Mrs. Thrale , as will appear . In his own ...
... mother . One day , when she called him a puppy , he asked her if she knew what they called a puppy's mother . It is not without significance that Johnson talked so much about his childhood to Mrs. Thrale , as will appear . In his own ...
Page 132
... Mother , " Your dutiful son , " Sam . Johnson . " The burden of burying Johnson's mother fell on Miss Por- ter and Miss Chambers , the domestic who had been in the Johnson employ since 1725. Miss Chambers had buried John- son's father ...
... Mother , " Your dutiful son , " Sam . Johnson . " The burden of burying Johnson's mother fell on Miss Por- ter and Miss Chambers , the domestic who had been in the Johnson employ since 1725. Miss Chambers had buried John- son's father ...
Page 133
... Mother , " Your dutiful son , " Sam . Johnson . " His mother was buried on January 23 , which makes it un- likely that she saw this letter . On this day he wrote to Miss Porter : " You will conceive my sorrow for the loss of my mother ...
... Mother , " Your dutiful son , " Sam . Johnson . " His mother was buried on January 23 , which makes it un- likely that she saw this letter . On this day he wrote to Miss Porter : " You will conceive my sorrow for the loss of my mother ...
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