The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 171
... gave as an example an incident which Johnson related as having happened to him one night in Fleet Street . " " A gentlewoman ( said he ) begged I would give her my arm to assist her in crossing the street , which I accordingly did ...
... gave as an example an incident which Johnson related as having happened to him one night in Fleet Street . " " A gentlewoman ( said he ) begged I would give her my arm to assist her in crossing the street , which I accordingly did ...
Page 228
... gave them each a bit of wheat bread which they had never tasted before ; and to any who chose them , little packets of snuff and tobacco which he had had made up for him at Fort Augustus ; to the children he gave a penny . Not to be ...
... gave them each a bit of wheat bread which they had never tasted before ; and to any who chose them , little packets of snuff and tobacco which he had had made up for him at Fort Augustus ; to the children he gave a penny . Not to be ...
Page 230
... gave him a frowning look and said crossly , " This is a day of novelties . I have seen old trees in Scotland and I have heard the English clergy treated with disrespect . ' Macaulay's brother , John , the grandfather of the historian ...
... gave him a frowning look and said crossly , " This is a day of novelties . I have seen old trees in Scotland and I have heard the English clergy treated with disrespect . ' Macaulay's brother , John , the grandfather of the historian ...
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