The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... present pupils were leaving one by one . Lawrence Offley went on to Cambridge in November ; George Garrick later left to go to Appleby Latin School ; arrangements were made for David Garrick to go to a school at Rochester where he might ...
... present pupils were leaving one by one . Lawrence Offley went on to Cambridge in November ; George Garrick later left to go to Appleby Latin School ; arrangements were made for David Garrick to go to a school at Rochester where he might ...
Page 255
... present , without ever directing their discourse towards me , or offering me a share in the conversation ? ' From most accounts of Johnson at Streatham , however , we derive an impression not so much of cantankerousness and conceit as ...
... present , without ever directing their discourse towards me , or offering me a share in the conversation ? ' From most accounts of Johnson at Streatham , however , we derive an impression not so much of cantankerousness and conceit as ...
Page 256
... present or relic , a tuft of his hearth broom , which my father secretly cut off , and sent to him in a frank . He thinks it more precious than pearls.'3 Fanny's desire to meet Dr Johnson had been increased by hearing David Garrick ...
... present or relic , a tuft of his hearth broom , which my father secretly cut off , and sent to him in a frank . He thinks it more precious than pearls.'3 Fanny's desire to meet Dr Johnson had been increased by hearing David Garrick ...
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