The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons ...Routledge, 1867 - 526 pages |
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... dined , " said he , " very well for eightpence , with good company , at the Pine - Apple , in New - street , just by . Several of them had travelled . They expected to meet every day ; but did not know one another's names . It used to ...
... dined , " said he , " very well for eightpence , with good company , at the Pine - Apple , in New - street , just by . Several of them had travelled . They expected to meet every day ; but did not know one another's names . It used to ...
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... dined with Edward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be ? ' says Harte ; nobody was there but ourselves . ' Cave an- swered , by ...
... dined with Edward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be ? ' says Harte ; nobody was there but ourselves . ' Cave an- swered , by ...
Page 56
... dined every Sunday . There was a talk of his going to Iceland with him , which would probably have happened , had he lived . There were also Mr. Cave , Dr. Hawkes- worth , Mr. Ryland , merchant on Tower - hill , Mrs. Masters , the ...
... dined every Sunday . There was a talk of his going to Iceland with him , which would probably have happened , had he lived . There were also Mr. Cave , Dr. Hawkes- worth , Mr. Ryland , merchant on Tower - hill , Mrs. Masters , the ...
Page 79
... dined and drank tea with him , and was introduced to the acquaintance of Mrs. Williams . After dinner , Mr. Johnson proposed to Mr. Burney to go up with him into his garret , which being accepted , he there found about five or six Greek ...
... dined and drank tea with him , and was introduced to the acquaintance of Mrs. Williams . After dinner , Mr. Johnson proposed to Mr. Burney to go up with him into his garret , which being accepted , he there found about five or six Greek ...
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... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
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