The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 59
... means ! Seniores priores , ' replied Barrett , throwing the paper across the table . Johnson ' returned it in a ... mean , he was as much disliked by those who worked for him as by his customers to whom he was notoriously insolent if ...
... means ! Seniores priores , ' replied Barrett , throwing the paper across the table . Johnson ' returned it in a ... mean , he was as much disliked by those who worked for him as by his customers to whom he was notoriously insolent if ...
Page 82
... means in a whisper , ' This merriment of parsons is mighty offensive . ' If the parsons were Whigs , so much , of course , the worse . He did not much like to see a Whig in any dress , but he hated to see a Whig in a parson's gown ...
... means in a whisper , ' This merriment of parsons is mighty offensive . ' If the parsons were Whigs , so much , of course , the worse . He did not much like to see a Whig in any dress , but he hated to see a Whig in a parson's gown ...
Page 239
... mean ' ; they saw St Winifred's Well and the bath ' completely and indecently open ' ; and a woman bathed in it while they all looked on . They travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson ...
... mean ' ; they saw St Winifred's Well and the bath ' completely and indecently open ' ; and a woman bathed in it while they all looked on . They travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson ...
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