Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... Oxford , which I , therefore , hope to see in a fortnight . I know not how long I shall stay , or where I shall lodge : but shall be sure to look for you at my arrival , and we shall easily settle the rest . I am , dear Sir , your most ...
... Oxford , which I , therefore , hope to see in a fortnight . I know not how long I shall stay , or where I shall lodge : but shall be sure to look for you at my arrival , and we shall easily settle the rest . I am , dear Sir , your most ...
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... Oxford into the country , returning to supper . Once , in our way home , we viewed the ruins of the abbies of Oseney and Rewley , near Oxford . After at least half an hour's silence , Johnson said , ' I viewed them with indignation ...
... Oxford into the country , returning to supper . Once , in our way home , we viewed the ruins of the abbies of Oseney and Rewley , near Oxford . After at least half an hour's silence , Johnson said , ' I viewed them with indignation ...
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... Oxford . WARTON . 2Lately fellow of Trinity College , and at this time Radclivian librarian , at Oxford . He was a man of very considerable learning , and eminently skilled in Roman and Anglo - Saxon antiquities . He died in 1767 ...
... Oxford . WARTON . 2Lately fellow of Trinity College , and at this time Radclivian librarian , at Oxford . He was a man of very considerable learning , and eminently skilled in Roman and Anglo - Saxon antiquities . He died in 1767 ...
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