The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page ix
... . Let me only observe , as a specimen of my trou- ble , that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London , in order to fix a date correctly ; which , when I had accomplished , I well knew would obtain me no.
... . Let me only observe , as a specimen of my trou- ble , that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London , in order to fix a date correctly ; which , when I had accomplished , I well knew would obtain me no.
Page 56
... obliged in so many instances to notice Mrs. Piozzi's incorrectness of relation , that I gladly seize this opportunity of acknowledging that , however often , she is not always inaccurate . The author having been drawn into a controversy ...
... obliged in so many instances to notice Mrs. Piozzi's incorrectness of relation , that I gladly seize this opportunity of acknowledging that , however often , she is not always inaccurate . The author having been drawn into a controversy ...
Page 81
... obliged to do , I will , if you please to transmit the sheets from the press , correct it for you ; and take the trou- ble of altering any stroke of satire which you may dislike . " By exerting on this occasion your usual generosity ...
... obliged to do , I will , if you please to transmit the sheets from the press , correct it for you ; and take the trou- ble of altering any stroke of satire which you may dislike . " By exerting on this occasion your usual generosity ...
Page 115
... obliged to your forbearance , and shall esteem it a great happiness to be able to serve you . I have great opportunities of dispersing any thing that you may think it proper to make publick . I will give a note for the money , payable ...
... obliged to your forbearance , and shall esteem it a great happiness to be able to serve you . I have great opportunities of dispersing any thing that you may think it proper to make publick . I will give a note for the money , payable ...
Page 117
... obliged to pass the night in the manner described above ; for , though at that period it was not uncommon for two men to sleep together , Savage , it appears , could accommodate him with nothing but his company in the open air . The ...
... obliged to pass the night in the manner described above ; for , though at that period it was not uncommon for two men to sleep together , Savage , it appears , could accommodate him with nothing but his company in the open air . The ...
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