Young Sam JohnsonMcGraw-Hill, 1955 - 377 pages |
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Page 133
... Hector , who about the year 1731 had settled in Birmingham as a surgeon . The verses were not for Hector himself but for a friend , Morgan Graves , elder brother of the author of The Spiritual Quixote . " Having been presented with a ...
... Hector , who about the year 1731 had settled in Birmingham as a surgeon . The verses were not for Hector himself but for a friend , Morgan Graves , elder brother of the author of The Spiritual Quixote . " Having been presented with a ...
Page 143
... Hector would divide the evening , one taking the earlier part and the other the later . Sam drew the second shift , but by the time he arrived three bottles of port had been consumed and Hector , being in no con- dition to go home ...
... Hector would divide the evening , one taking the earlier part and the other the later . Sam drew the second shift , but by the time he arrived three bottles of port had been consumed and Hector , being in no con- dition to go home ...
Page 144
... Hector took a house of his own in the New Street section . Life in busy , cheerful Birmingham did not alter Johnson's habits . Apparently he still was idle most of the time , lounging about with his few friends , doing little work . As ...
... Hector took a house of his own in the New Street section . Life in busy , cheerful Birmingham did not alter Johnson's habits . Apparently he still was idle most of the time , lounging about with his few friends , doing little work . As ...
Contents
Here Is a Brave Boy | 5 |
Lichfield | 26 |
Rod I Will Honor Thee for This Thy Duty | 44 |
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