The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 93
... expressed surprise at this , saying he thought he would have chosen to conceal it , Dodsley exclaimed , ' Poh ! Do you think a letter from Johnson could hurt Lord Chesterfield ? Not at all , Sir ! It lay upon his table , where anybody ...
... expressed surprise at this , saying he thought he would have chosen to conceal it , Dodsley exclaimed , ' Poh ! Do you think a letter from Johnson could hurt Lord Chesterfield ? Not at all , Sir ! It lay upon his table , where anybody ...
Page 157
... expressed surprise at his being able to obtain a seat , but Johnson would have no criticism of his young friend ... expression ' . ' Oh , no , ' replied Burke , ' it is enough for me to have rung the bell to him . ' Although Garrick was ...
... expressed surprise at his being able to obtain a seat , but Johnson would have no criticism of his young friend ... expression ' . ' Oh , no , ' replied Burke , ' it is enough for me to have rung the bell to him . ' Although Garrick was ...
Page 190
... expressed great desire to hear me , and held up her poor hands , as she lay in bed , with great fervour , while I prayed , kneeling by her . . . . I then kissed her . She told me that to part was the greatest pain that she had ever felt ...
... expressed great desire to hear me , and held up her poor hands , as she lay in bed , with great fervour , while I prayed , kneeling by her . . . . I then kissed her . She told me that to part was the greatest pain that she had ever felt ...
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