The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 54
... knew his real name — he took the one by which he was known from Shalmaneser , the Assyrian prince mentioned in the second book of Kings . No one knew exactly how old he was - he seems to have been about sixty- two when Johnson first met ...
... knew his real name — he took the one by which he was known from Shalmaneser , the Assyrian prince mentioned in the second book of Kings . No one knew exactly how old he was - he seems to have been about sixty- two when Johnson first met ...
Page 152
... knew nothing about you , and will think of it no more . ' In the afternoon the old lady began to talk violently against the Roman Catholics and of the horrors of the Inquisition . To the utter astonishment of everyone present , except ...
... knew nothing about you , and will think of it no more . ' In the afternoon the old lady began to talk violently against the Roman Catholics and of the horrors of the Inquisition . To the utter astonishment of everyone present , except ...
Page 158
... knew all about the manufacture of gunpowder , the various uses to which the poor put the bones they picked up in the street , how to make orange - butter . He was happy to give advice on agriculture and the growing of fruit , on ...
... knew all about the manufacture of gunpowder , the various uses to which the poor put the bones they picked up in the street , how to make orange - butter . He was happy to give advice on agriculture and the growing of fruit , on ...
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