The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 166
... hand , assured him affectionately that his meaning had been misunderstood ; upon which a reconciliation immediately took place . JOHNSON ' My dear Sir , I am willing you shall hang Pennant . ' In the last year of his life he showed ...
... hand , assured him affectionately that his meaning had been misunderstood ; upon which a reconciliation immediately took place . JOHNSON ' My dear Sir , I am willing you shall hang Pennant . ' In the last year of his life he showed ...
Page 257
... hands . His body is in continual agitation , see - sawing up and down ; his feet are never a moment quiet ; and , in ... hand to him , even know Mrs Thrale . He poked his nose over the keys of the harpsichord , till the duet was finished ...
... hands . His body is in continual agitation , see - sawing up and down ; his feet are never a moment quiet ; and , in ... hand to him , even know Mrs Thrale . He poked his nose over the keys of the harpsichord , till the duet was finished ...
Page 313
... hand & asked after the whole Family ... after wch still holding my hands he made one of the most fervent & Eloquent prayers that was ever uttered in the last moments of a saint . ' The next day Johnson remained in bed all day , for the ...
... hand & asked after the whole Family ... after wch still holding my hands he made one of the most fervent & Eloquent prayers that was ever uttered in the last moments of a saint . ' The next day Johnson remained in bed all day , for the ...
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