Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being ...
... gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being ...
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... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " He at this time , I be- lieve , abstained entirely from fermented liquors : a practice to which he rigidly ...
... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " He at this time , I be- lieve , abstained entirely from fermented liquors : a practice to which he rigidly ...
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... gave us an entertaining account of Bet Flint , a woman of the town , who , with some ec- centrick talents and much effrontery , forced her- self upon his acquaintance . “ Bet ( said he , ) wrote her own Life in verse , 1 which she ...
... gave us an entertaining account of Bet Flint , a woman of the town , who , with some ec- centrick talents and much effrontery , forced her- self upon his acquaintance . “ Bet ( said he , ) wrote her own Life in verse , 1 which she ...
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