Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 55
... soon much together ; and from this ac- cidental association sprang a famous poem and a famous book ... On an undated Wednesday in April , 1738 , Johnson ad- dressed the following letter to Mr. Cave : " When I took the liberty of writing ...
... soon much together ; and from this ac- cidental association sprang a famous poem and a famous book ... On an undated Wednesday in April , 1738 , Johnson ad- dressed the following letter to Mr. Cave : " When I took the liberty of writing ...
Page 168
... soon as possible . I sent him a guinea , and prom- ised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed , and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I ...
... soon as possible . I sent him a guinea , and prom- ised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed , and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I ...
Page 177
... soon arranged to have someone else relieve her so she could get some rest . " I lie down , " he told her , " that my acquaintance may sleep ; but I lie down to endure oppressive misery , and soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety ...
... soon arranged to have someone else relieve her so she could get some rest . " I lie down , " he told her , " that my acquaintance may sleep ; but I lie down to endure oppressive misery , and soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety ...
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