Dr. Johnson & Mr. BoswellCoward-McCann, 1929 - 265 pages |
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Page 25
... Temple , can I help in- dulging vanity ? " On Tuesday , July 19th , he found " tall Sir Thomas Robinson sitting with ... Temple Lane which had been oc- cupied by his friend , Temple , a move which [ 25 ] & Mr Boswell.
... Temple , can I help in- dulging vanity ? " On Tuesday , July 19th , he found " tall Sir Thomas Robinson sitting with ... Temple Lane which had been oc- cupied by his friend , Temple , a move which [ 25 ] & Mr Boswell.
Page 46
... Temple , " without exception , the most entertaining book you ever read , " and when it was published the world agreed , for he gave the world , as he had promised Temple , not only " a history of John- son's visible progress through ...
... Temple , " without exception , the most entertaining book you ever read , " and when it was published the world agreed , for he gave the world , as he had promised Temple , not only " a history of John- son's visible progress through ...
Page 91
... Temple , in the lodgings of Robert Cham- bers , who had drawn up a will for a friend ( identified as Langton ) who ... Temple and kept it up , amidst the splutter of his commentary , so that he had to hold on to one of the street posts ...
... Temple , in the lodgings of Robert Cham- bers , who had drawn up a will for a friend ( identified as Langton ) who ... Temple and kept it up , amidst the splutter of his commentary , so that he had to hold on to one of the street posts ...
Contents
courtships and amoursCorsica and Paolireturn to England | 27 |
Boswells social service to JohnsonJohnson as comic char | 77 |
BarettiLangton BeauclerkThraleJohnson as father of | 127 |
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