The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 44
... leave a tavern together and they would spend the night walking about in each other's company . Johnson was ' often to relate , ' said Arthur Murphy , the actor and writer whom Johnson ' very much loved ' , ' that he and Savage walked ...
... leave a tavern together and they would spend the night walking about in each other's company . Johnson was ' often to relate , ' said Arthur Murphy , the actor and writer whom Johnson ' very much loved ' , ' that he and Savage walked ...
Page 69
... leave his wife and go to a harlot , if his wife has not been negligent of pleasing . ' Of course , ' between a man and his Maker ' it was ' a different question ' . And Johnson himself , all his friends agreed , was far too strict a ...
... leave his wife and go to a harlot , if his wife has not been negligent of pleasing . ' Of course , ' between a man and his Maker ' it was ' a different question ' . And Johnson himself , all his friends agreed , was far too strict a ...
Page 309
... leave , and most of what he had went to Frank Barber . He had asked Brocklesby what would be a proper sum to leave by way of annuity to a favourite servant ; the doctor had replied that that would depend upon the circumstances of the ...
... leave , and most of what he had went to Frank Barber . He had asked Brocklesby what would be a proper sum to leave by way of annuity to a favourite servant ; the doctor had replied that that would depend upon the circumstances of the ...
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