The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 93
... Lord , Your Lordship's Most humble Most obedient Servant ... This letter soon became the talk of the town , and there was much argument about whether Johnson should be ' honoured for his manly behaviour in rejecting the condescenions of ...
... Lord , Your Lordship's Most humble Most obedient Servant ... This letter soon became the talk of the town , and there was much argument about whether Johnson should be ' honoured for his manly behaviour in rejecting the condescenions of ...
Page 128
... Lord Bute to thank him . Lord Bute ' behaved in the handsomest manner ' , replying to Johnson's question , ' Pray , my Lord , what am I expected to do for this pension ? ' with the assurance that it was not offered with any design that ...
... Lord Bute to thank him . Lord Bute ' behaved in the handsomest manner ' , replying to Johnson's question , ' Pray , my Lord , what am I expected to do for this pension ? ' with the assurance that it was not offered with any design that ...
Page 138
... Lord Camden , the Lord Chancellor , at Lord Clare's country house and , said Goldsmith indignantly , ' he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man ' . ' Nay , Gentlemen , ' protested Johnson at the loud laughter with ...
... Lord Camden , the Lord Chancellor , at Lord Clare's country house and , said Goldsmith indignantly , ' he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man ' . ' Nay , Gentlemen , ' protested Johnson at the loud laughter with ...
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