The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Macmillan, 1912 |
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... Williams and I supposed it to be his ; but when he came home , he soon undeceived us . When he said to Mrs. Williams , " Well , Dr. Goldsmith's manifesto has got into your paper ; I asked him if Dr. Goldsmith had written it , with an ...
... Williams and I supposed it to be his ; but when he came home , he soon undeceived us . When he said to Mrs. Williams , " Well , Dr. Goldsmith's manifesto has got into your paper ; I asked him if Dr. Goldsmith had written it , with an ...
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... Williams that we were coming to drink tea with her , which we did . It was settled that we should go to church together next day . On the 9th of April , being Good Friday , I breakfasted with him on tea and cross - buns ; Doctor Levett ...
... Williams that we were coming to drink tea with her , which we did . It was settled that we should go to church together next day . On the 9th of April , being Good Friday , I breakfasted with him on tea and cross - buns ; Doctor Levett ...
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... Williams and a young woman whom I did not know . As a dinner here was considered as a singular phenomenon , and as I was frequently interrogated on the 1 Afterwards Charles I. B. subject , my readers may perhaps be desirous to know A ...
... Williams and a young woman whom I did not know . As a dinner here was considered as a singular phenomenon , and as I was frequently interrogated on the 1 Afterwards Charles I. B. subject , my readers may perhaps be desirous to know A ...
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... Williams , in Mr. Strahan's coach , and carried me out to dine with Mr. Elphinston at his Academy at Kensington . A printer having acquired a fortune sufficient to keep his coach , was a good topic for the credit of literature . Mrs.
... Williams , in Mr. Strahan's coach , and carried me out to dine with Mr. Elphinston at his Academy at Kensington . A printer having acquired a fortune sufficient to keep his coach , was a good topic for the credit of literature . Mrs.
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... Williams's " Miscellanies " to be of that species . I have , however , found among his manuscript collections the following sketch of one : - " Glowworm lying in the garden saw a candle in a neighbour- ing palace , and complained of the ...
... Williams's " Miscellanies " to be of that species . I have , however , found among his manuscript collections the following sketch of one : - " Glowworm lying in the garden saw a candle in a neighbour- ing palace , and complained of the ...
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