The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... Beauclerk ; who , though their opinions and modes of life were so different , that it seemed utterly improbable that ... Beauclerk's being of the St. Alban's family , and , having , in some particulars , a resemblance to Charles the ...
... Beauclerk ; who , though their opinions and modes of life were so different , that it seemed utterly improbable that ... Beauclerk's being of the St. Alban's family , and , having , in some particulars , a resemblance to Charles the ...
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... Beauclerk not seeming to relish the compliment , Johnson said , " Nay , Sir , Alexander the Great , marching in triumph into Babylon , could not have desired to have had more said to him . " Johnson was some time with Beauclerk at his ...
... Beauclerk not seeming to relish the compliment , Johnson said , " Nay , Sir , Alexander the Great , marching in triumph into Babylon , could not have desired to have had more said to him . " Johnson was some time with Beauclerk at his ...
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... Beauclerk came in the evening , and he and Dr. Johnson and I staid to supper . It was mentioned that Dr. Dodd had once wished to be a member of the LITERARY CLUB . JOHNSON . " I should be sorry if any of our Club were hanged . I will ...
... Beauclerk came in the evening , and he and Dr. Johnson and I staid to supper . It was mentioned that Dr. Dodd had once wished to be a member of the LITERARY CLUB . JOHNSON . " I should be sorry if any of our Club were hanged . I will ...
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