The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... once met , and both walkers in the street too ! " Mr. Edwards , when going away , again recurred to his consciousness of senility , and looking full in Johnson's face , said to him , " You'll find in Dr. Young , ' O my coevals ...
... once met , and both walkers in the street too ! " Mr. Edwards , when going away , again recurred to his consciousness of senility , and looking full in Johnson's face , said to him , " You'll find in Dr. Young , ' O my coevals ...
Page 8
... once observed to me , " Tom Tyers described me the best Sir , ' said he , ' you are like a ghost you never speak till you are spoken to . ' " 1 2 The gentleman whom he thus familiarly mentioned was Mr. Thomas Tyers , son of Mr. Jonathan ...
... once observed to me , " Tom Tyers described me the best Sir , ' said he , ' you are like a ghost you never speak till you are spoken to . ' " 1 2 The gentleman whom he thus familiarly mentioned was Mr. Thomas Tyers , son of Mr. Jonathan ...
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... once when he 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 ...
... once when he 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 ...
Page 16
... once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man should say only Richard , it is not easy to imagine . PAMPHLETS 17 But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was 16 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man should say only Richard , it is not easy to imagine . PAMPHLETS 17 But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was 16 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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... once refused ; his first by Garrick , his second by Colman , who was prevailed on at last by much solicitation , nay , a kind of force , to bring it on . His ' Vicar of Wakefield , ' I myself did not think would have had much success ...
... once refused ; his first by Garrick , his second by Colman , who was prevailed on at last by much solicitation , nay , a kind of force , to bring it on . His ' Vicar of Wakefield , ' I myself did not think would have had much success ...
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