The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... afterwards Sam and his father rode south for Oxford . On arrival at Oxford , Sam wished that his father had not come ; for at their first meeting with the fellows and tutors of the college , Michael Johnson assured them all , in that ...
... afterwards Sam and his father rode south for Oxford . On arrival at Oxford , Sam wished that his father had not come ; for at their first meeting with the fellows and tutors of the college , Michael Johnson assured them all , in that ...
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... afterwards as that of the island of Formosa . Describing himself as a native of Formosa , who had been abducted from his homeland by Jesuits intent on converting him to Roman Catholicism , Psalmanazar had come to England from the ...
... afterwards as that of the island of Formosa . Describing himself as a native of Formosa , who had been abducted from his homeland by Jesuits intent on converting him to Roman Catholicism , Psalmanazar had come to England from the ...
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... afterwards , that he was somewhat at a loss how to answer , but that luckily he recollected having read in catalogues the title Durham on the Galatians ; upon which he boldly said , " Pray , Sir , have you read Mr Durham's excellent ...
... afterwards , that he was somewhat at a loss how to answer , but that luckily he recollected having read in catalogues the title Durham on the Galatians ; upon which he boldly said , " Pray , Sir , have you read Mr Durham's excellent ...
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