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" His legs were so slender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of stockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid; for he was not able to dress or undress himself, and neither went to bed nor rose without help. "
Johnson's Lives of the the English Poets: Abridged: with Notes and Illustrations - Page 146
by Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 239 pages
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 pages
...was contradted. His legs were fo ilender, -that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...velvet cap. His drefs of ceremony was black, with a tye-wig, and a little fword. The indulgence and accommodation which his ficknefs required, had taught...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...Lord Oxford, privately, in a velvet cap. His drefs I Of of ceremony was black, with a tye-wig, and a little fword. The indulgence and accommodation which...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...was contracted. Hi§ legs were fo {lender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. •^ t His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes with Lord Oxford, privately,...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...was contracted. His legs were ib flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it f X very difficult for him to be clean. ' His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...drefs or undrefs himfelf, and neither went to bed nor jofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...velvet cap. His drefs of ceremony was black with a tye-wig, and a little fword. The indulgence and accommodation which his ficknefs required, had taught...
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...•" bulk with three pair of fiockings, which were '" drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was,not " able to drefs or undrefs himfelf, and neither "went..."*';weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be ' ' ' *' His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he •" ufed to dine fometimes with Lord Oxford,...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...waiftcoat. One fide was contra&ed. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of (lockings, which were drawn on and off. by the...velvet cap. His drefs of ceremony was black with a tyewig, and a little fword. The indulgence and accommodation which his ficknefs required, had taught...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...waiftcoat. One fide was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of {lockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid...velvet cap. His drefs of ceremony was black with a tyewig, and a little fword. The indulgence and accommodation which his ficknefs required, had taught...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with, three pair of Stockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid,.; for he...His hair had fallen almoft all away; and he ufed to 4';'? dine fometimes with Lord Oxford, privately, in a velvet cap. His drefs of ceremony was black...
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