The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... agreed to overlook the fact that John- son had no degree provided he consented to live at the Hall and to act as a kind of chaplain and secretary there . The arrangement proved disastrous . Sir Wolstan was aggressively Philistine ...
... agreed to overlook the fact that John- son had no degree provided he consented to live at the Hall and to act as a kind of chaplain and secretary there . The arrangement proved disastrous . Sir Wolstan was aggressively Philistine ...
Page 149
... agreed . The following Saturday was fixed for this excursion . On their way home that night , walking arm in arm down the Strand , a prostitute accosted them in the ' usual enticing manner ' . ' No , no , my girl , ' said Johnson ...
... agreed . The following Saturday was fixed for this excursion . On their way home that night , walking arm in arm down the Strand , a prostitute accosted them in the ' usual enticing manner ' . ' No , no , my girl , ' said Johnson ...
Page 320
... agreed that the eulogy was overdone . ' The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true , ' he told Alexander Maclean . ' Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated praise . In ...
... agreed that the eulogy was overdone . ' The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true , ' he told Alexander Maclean . ' Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated praise . In ...
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