The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2, Part 2J. Murray, 1835 |
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Page 139
... Mitre . - ―― Colley Cibber's Odes . — Gray . — Belief in the Appear- ance of departed Spirits . Churchill . Cock - Lane Ghost . - Goldsmith . Mallet's " Elvira . Landlords . Plan of Study . - - - - Scotch THIS is to me a memorable year ...
... Mitre . - ―― Colley Cibber's Odes . — Gray . — Belief in the Appear- ance of departed Spirits . Churchill . Cock - Lane Ghost . - Goldsmith . Mallet's " Elvira . Landlords . Plan of Study . - - - - Scotch THIS is to me a memorable year ...
Page 174
... Mitre Tavern in Fleet Street , where he loved to sit up late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an evening with him there soon , which he promised I should . A few days afterwards I met him near Temple Bar , about one o'clock in ...
... Mitre Tavern in Fleet Street , where he loved to sit up late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an evening with him there soon , which he promised I should . A few days afterwards I met him near Temple Bar , about one o'clock in ...
Page 175
... MITRE . 175 at Clifton's eating - house , in Butcher Row , I was surprised to perceive Johnson come in and take his seat at another table . The mode of dining , or rather being fed , at such houses in London , is well known to many to ...
... MITRE . 175 at Clifton's eating - house , in Butcher Row , I was surprised to perceive Johnson come in and take his seat at another table . The mode of dining , or rather being fed , at such houses in London , is well known to many to ...
Page 176
... MITRE , the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON , -the extraordinary power and precision of his conversation , and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion , pro- duced a variety of sensations , and ...
... MITRE , the figure and manner of the celebrated SAMUEL JOHNSON , -the extraordinary power and precision of his conversation , and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion , pro- duced a variety of sensations , and ...
Page 187
... shall pass many even- ings , and mornings too , together . " We finished a couple of bottles of port , and sat till between one and two in the morning . CHAPTER VI . 1763 . Graham's " Telemachus , a ETAT . 54 . 187 SUPPER AT THE MITRE .
... shall pass many even- ings , and mornings too , together . " We finished a couple of bottles of port , and sat till between one and two in the morning . CHAPTER VI . 1763 . Graham's " Telemachus , a ETAT . 54 . 187 SUPPER AT THE MITRE .
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