The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... Porter , after her first husband's death.1 Miss Porter his boyish days , two or three years before he had seen her mother , his future wife . He wrote them at my grandfather's , and gave them to Lucy in the presence of my mother , to ...
... Porter , after her first husband's death.1 Miss Porter his boyish days , two or three years before he had seen her mother , his future wife . He wrote them at my grandfather's , and gave them to Lucy in the presence of my mother , to ...
Page 55
... Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that ... porter's knot . " He however added , " Wilcox was one of my best friends . ' liquors a practice to which he rigidly ...
... Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that ... porter's knot . " He however added , " Wilcox was one of my best friends . ' liquors a practice to which he rigidly ...
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... LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD.1 " " DEAR MADAM , " THIS week I came home from Paris . I have brought you a little box , which I thought pretty ; but I know not whether it is properly a snuff - box , or a box for some other use . I will ...
... LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD.1 " " DEAR MADAM , " THIS week I came home from Paris . I have brought you a little box , which I thought pretty ; but I know not whether it is properly a snuff - box , or a box for some other use . I will ...
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