Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page 73
... literary circle with which his Lordship was well ac- quainted , and was , indeed , himself one of its ornaments . Dr. Adams expostulated with Johnson , and suggested , that his not being admitted when he called on him , was , probably ...
... literary circle with which his Lordship was well ac- quainted , and was , indeed , himself one of its ornaments . Dr. Adams expostulated with Johnson , and suggested , that his not being admitted when he called on him , was , probably ...
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... literary work . Miss Williams was now with him at Oxford . at Brighthelmstone with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . I was very sorry that I had not his company with me at the Jubilee , in honour of Shakspeare , at Stratford - upon - Avon , the ...
... literary work . Miss Williams was now with him at Oxford . at Brighthelmstone with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale . I was very sorry that I had not his company with me at the Jubilee , in honour of Shakspeare , at Stratford - upon - Avon , the ...
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... literary reputation alive as long as he himself lived ; and that , let me tell you , is a good deal . " GOLDSMITH . " But I cannot agree that it was so . His literary reputation was dead long before his natural death . I consider an au ...
... literary reputation alive as long as he himself lived ; and that , let me tell you , is a good deal . " GOLDSMITH . " But I cannot agree that it was so . His literary reputation was dead long before his natural death . I consider an au ...
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