The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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Page 336
... asked him what they were doing at Oxford . Johnson answered , he could not much commend their diligence , but that in some respects they were mended , for they had put their press under better regulations , and were at that time ...
... asked him what they were doing at Oxford . Johnson answered , he could not much commend their diligence , but that in some respects they were mended , for they had put their press under better regulations , and were at that time ...
Page 338
... asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The King then asked him if there were any other literary journals published in this kingdom , except the Monthly and Critical Reviews ; and ...
... asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The King then asked him if there were any other literary journals published in this kingdom , except the Monthly and Critical Reviews ; and ...
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... asked me in the morning , merely as a stranger , to dine with him ; and in the afternoon , when I was introduced to him , he asked Dr. Johnson and me to spend the evening and sup with bim . He was a genteel well - bred dignified ...
... asked me in the morning , merely as a stranger , to dine with him ; and in the afternoon , when I was introduced to him , he asked Dr. Johnson and me to spend the evening and sup with bim . He was a genteel well - bred dignified ...
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