Dr. Johnson: His Life in LettersPrentice-Hall, 1965 - 239 pages A selection of 246 of Samuel Johnson's letters with interspersed comments designed to reveal the real Johnson. |
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... sent another to Mr Wise , but have heard from nobody since , and begin to think myself forgotten . It is true I sent you a double letter , and you may fear an expensive cor- respondent , 1 but I would have taken it kindly if you had ...
... sent another to Mr Wise , but have heard from nobody since , and begin to think myself forgotten . It is true I sent you a double letter , and you may fear an expensive cor- respondent , 1 but I would have taken it kindly if you had ...
Page 122
... sent him thirty pounds , because he thought he could do something in a shop ; many have lived who began with less . In the Summer 1773 I sent him ten pounds more , as I had promised him . What was the event ? In the Spring 1774 he wrote ...
... sent him thirty pounds , because he thought he could do something in a shop ; many have lived who began with less . In the Summer 1773 I sent him ten pounds more , as I had promised him . What was the event ? In the Spring 1774 he wrote ...
Page 192
... sent you back Mr. Crabb's poems which I read with great delight . It is original , vigorous , and elegant . The ... sent you the first edition , but it fell by the chance of war into the hands of the French . I sent likewise to Mr ...
... sent you back Mr. Crabb's poems which I read with great delight . It is original , vigorous , and elegant . The ... sent you the first edition , but it fell by the chance of war into the hands of the French . I sent likewise to Mr ...
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