The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... dined in a nu- merous company of booksellers , where the room , being small , the head of the table , at which he sat , was almost close to the fire , he persevered in suffering a great deal of inconvenience from the heat , rather than ...
... dined in a nu- merous company of booksellers , where the room , being small , the head of the table , at which he sat , was almost close to the fire , he persevered in suffering a great deal of inconvenience from the heat , rather than ...
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... dined with us at Dr. Percy's came in . Johnson attacked the Americans with intemperate vehemence of abuse . I said something in their favour ; and added , that I was always sorry when he talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex ...
... dined with us at Dr. Percy's came in . Johnson attacked the Americans with intemperate vehemence of abuse . I said something in their favour ; and added , that I was always sorry when he talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex ...
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... dined with him at Sir Joshua Rey- nolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave ; 1 Councellor Leland of Ire- land , son to the historian ; Mrs. Cholmondeley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by ...
... dined with him at Sir Joshua Rey- nolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave ; 1 Councellor Leland of Ire- land , son to the historian ; Mrs. Cholmondeley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by ...
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... dined with him at Mr. Allan Ramsay's , where were Lord Binning , Dr. Robertson , the historian , Sir Joshua Reynolds , and the Honourable Mrs. Boscawen , 3 widow 1 See antè , Vol . III . p . 197 . ? The son of the poet . See antè , Vol ...
... dined with him at Mr. Allan Ramsay's , where were Lord Binning , Dr. Robertson , the historian , Sir Joshua Reynolds , and the Honourable Mrs. Boscawen , 3 widow 1 See antè , Vol . III . p . 197 . ? The son of the poet . See antè , Vol ...
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... dined with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , where there was a very large company , and a great deal of conver- sation ; but , owing to some circumstance which I cannot now recol- lect , I have no record of any part of it , except that ...
... dined with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , where there was a very large company , and a great deal of conver- sation ; but , owing to some circumstance which I cannot now recol- lect , I have no record of any part of it , except that ...
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