The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... dined in a numerous 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 1 I am not entirely without suspicion that Johnson ...
... dined in a numerous 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 1 I am not entirely without suspicion that Johnson ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... dined with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave , Counsellor Leyland of Ireland , son to the historian , Mrs. Cholmonde- ley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by Dr ...
... dined with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave , Counsellor Leyland of Ireland , son to the historian , Mrs. Cholmonde- ley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by Dr ...
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... dined with him at Mr. Allan Ramsay's , where were Lord Binning , Dr. Robert- son the historian , Sir Joshua Reynolds , and the Honour- able Mrs. Boscawen , widow of the Admiral , and mother of the present Viscount Falmouth ; of whom ...
... dined with him at Mr. Allan Ramsay's , where were Lord Binning , Dr. Robert- son the historian , Sir Joshua Reynolds , and the Honour- able Mrs. Boscawen , widow of the Admiral , and mother of the present Viscount Falmouth ; of whom ...
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... dined at Lichfield .-— I shall be at home to - morrow . " BOSWELL : " Then let us dine by ourselves at the Mitre , to keep up the old custom , ' the custom of the manor , ' custom of the Mitre . " JOHNSON : " Sir , so it shall be . " On ...
... dined at Lichfield .-— I shall be at home to - morrow . " BOSWELL : " Then let us dine by ourselves at the Mitre , to keep up the old custom , ' the custom of the manor , ' custom of the Mitre . " JOHNSON : " Sir , so it shall be . " On ...
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