The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... head - ache , ' At your age , Sir , I had no head - ache ' . Now he spoke sternly to Boswell , ' Why do you shiver ? ' They were ' very social ' once more , however , when they sat down to supper at the Turk's Head . Johnson listened ...
... head - ache , ' At your age , Sir , I had no head - ache ' . Now he spoke sternly to Boswell , ' Why do you shiver ? ' They were ' very social ' once more , however , when they sat down to supper at the Turk's Head . Johnson listened ...
Page 156
... Head in Gerard Street . Although other members were later admitted , Johnson proposed that at first there should be no more than nine of them in all , the same number as had constituted the earlier club that had met at the King's Head ...
... Head in Gerard Street . Although other members were later admitted , Johnson proposed that at first there should be no more than nine of them in all , the same number as had constituted the earlier club that had met at the King's Head ...
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... head , great power of words , and a very gay imagination ; but there is no disputing with him . He will not hear you , and having a louder voice than you , must roar you down . ' His powers of invective were wonderfully developed ; he ...
... head , great power of words , and a very gay imagination ; but there is no disputing with him . He will not hear you , and having a louder voice than you , must roar you down . ' His powers of invective were wonderfully developed ; he ...
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