The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 86
... devotion such ' endearing memorials ' as ' This was dear Tetty's book ' , or ' This was a prayer which dear Tetty was accustomed to say ' . Also , he called the blue and white saucer on which his bread roll was placed for breakfast each ...
... devotion such ' endearing memorials ' as ' This was dear Tetty's book ' , or ' This was a prayer which dear Tetty was accustomed to say ' . Also , he called the blue and white saucer on which his bread roll was placed for breakfast each ...
Page 87
... devotion , patient exhortation , and mild instruction ' . The next day he went to Bromley where she lay buried , and received the Sacrament in the church there.2 ' I repeated mentally the commendation of her with the utmost fervour ...
... devotion , patient exhortation , and mild instruction ' . The next day he went to Bromley where she lay buried , and received the Sacrament in the church there.2 ' I repeated mentally the commendation of her with the utmost fervour ...
Page 196
... devotions . Sometimes some words would emphatically escape him in his usual tone of voice . ' He would also rise from the table when he wanted to blow his nose , holding it ill - mannered to use a pocket - handkerchief at meals . On ...
... devotions . Sometimes some words would emphatically escape him in his usual tone of voice . ' He would also rise from the table when he wanted to blow his nose , holding it ill - mannered to use a pocket - handkerchief at meals . On ...
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afterwards appeared asked Baretti Beauclerk Bennet Langton better bookseller Boswell Boswell's Brocklesby called Charles Burney church conversation daughter David Garrick dear death delighted Desmoulins diary dictionary dine dinner Doctor Dr Johnson drink exclaimed Fanny Burney father fellow Frank Barber Garrick gave gentleman give Goldsmith guinea hand heard Henry Thrale humour husband John Hawkins John Hoole Johnson replied Joshua Reynolds knew lady later laughing Levett Lichfield live London look Lord Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter Madam manner mind Miss Williams morning mother never night occasion once opinion Oxford Piozzi pleased pleasure poor praise Pray prayer Queeney remarked Reynolds Samuel Samuel Johnson Savage Scotland seemed soon Streatham sure talk tell Tetty things thought Thrale told took Topham Beauclerk walked wife Wilkes woman words write wrote young