“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order, a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: ...G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " I returned to London in February , and found Dr. Johnson in a good house in Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , in which he had accommodated Miss Williams with an apartment on the ground - floor , while Mr ...
... servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " I returned to London in February , and found Dr. Johnson in a good house in Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , in which he had accommodated Miss Williams with an apartment on the ground - floor , while Mr ...
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... of the infidelity of his servant , who , he said , would not believe the scriptures , because he could not read them in the original tongues , and be sure that they were not invented : - " AGE 57. ] BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... of the infidelity of his servant , who , he said , would not believe the scriptures , because he could not read them in the original tongues , and be sure that they were not invented : - " AGE 57. ] BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... servants were two maids , and two men in livery . His common way of living , at his table , was three or four dishes ; the appurtenances to his table were neat and handsome ; he frequently entertained company at dinner , and then his ...
... servants were two maids , and two men in livery . His common way of living , at his table , was three or four dishes ; the appurtenances to his table were neat and handsome ; he frequently entertained company at dinner , and then his ...
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... servants , and distributed out , every day , eight quarts , which is the quantity each day at one hogshead in a month ; and told his servants , that if that did not suffice , he would allow them more ; but , by this method , it appeared ...
... servants , and distributed out , every day , eight quarts , which is the quantity each day at one hogshead in a month ; and told his servants , that if that did not suffice , he would allow them more ; but , by this method , it appeared ...
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... servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . ” After I had been some time in Scotland , I mentioned to him in a letter , that " on my first return to my native country , after some years of absence , I was told of a vast number of my acquaintance who ...
... servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . ” After I had been some time in Scotland , I mentioned to him in a letter , that " on my first return to my native country , after some years of absence , I was told of a vast number of my acquaintance who ...
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