Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volume 1T.Y. Crowell, 1911 |
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... Lichfield . At that time booksellers ' shops , in the provincial towns of England , were very rare ; so that there was not one even in Birmingham , in which town old Mr. Johnson used to open a shop every market - day . He was a pretty ...
... Lichfield . At that time booksellers ' shops , in the provincial towns of England , were very rare ; so that there was not one even in Birmingham , in which town old Mr. Johnson used to open a shop every market - day . He was a pretty ...
Page 13
... Lichfield . Johnson used to talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has preserved his very pict- uresque description of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remember Queen Anne , " He had , " he said ...
... Lichfield . Johnson used to talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has preserved his very pict- uresque description of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remember Queen Anne , " He had , " he said ...
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... Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simp- son , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of the British stage ; but above all , Mr. Gilbert Walmsley , ' Registrar of the Ecclesiastical ...
... Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simp- son , Mr. Levett , Captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of the British stage ; but above all , Mr. Gilbert Walmsley , ' Registrar of the Ecclesiastical ...
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