The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 31
... According to Johnson , who chose always to exaggerate his early poverty , they certainly had need to save money , for when they arrived in London he had only twopence halfpenny in his pocket and Garrick had but three halfpence in his ...
... According to Johnson , who chose always to exaggerate his early poverty , they certainly had need to save money , for when they arrived in London he had only twopence halfpenny in his pocket and Garrick had but three halfpence in his ...
Page 42
... According to his own story , he had been put out to the care of a baker's wife in Covent Garden by his mother , who detested him . His mother had then attempted to have him kidnapped and shipped to the West Indies and , when that scheme ...
... According to his own story , he had been put out to the care of a baker's wife in Covent Garden by his mother , who detested him . His mother had then attempted to have him kidnapped and shipped to the West Indies and , when that scheme ...
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... according to a visitor from Lichfield , he would write them in a room full of company with the printer's boy waiting at the door . He could not have written nearly so much had he not been obliged to get the material off to the press on ...
... according to a visitor from Lichfield , he would write them in a room full of company with the printer's boy waiting at the door . He could not have written nearly so much had he not been obliged to get the material off to the press on ...
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