The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... study with more concentra- tion and regularity . He prepared a detailed programme of work , calcu- lating how much he would have to get through each day to read what he ought to read ; yet he could never settle down 18 1709-1755.
... study with more concentra- tion and regularity . He prepared a detailed programme of work , calcu- lating how much he would have to get through each day to read what he ought to read ; yet he could never settle down 18 1709-1755.
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... tion . Within a few days of meeting Boswell he urged him to go to Spain , a good deal of which had ' not been perambulated ' ; and he later proposed that they should go together upon a tour of the Baltic countries . When Boswell ...
... tion . Within a few days of meeting Boswell he urged him to go to Spain , a good deal of which had ' not been perambulated ' ; and he later proposed that they should go together upon a tour of the Baltic countries . When Boswell ...
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... tion , 46 ; and a dictionary , 62 ; SJ reads aloud , 253 ; and Lives of the Poets , 279 Porter , Elizabeth , see Johnson , Eliza- beth Porter , Harry ( d . 1734 ; mercer ) , 23 , 25 Porter , Captain Jervis Henry ( 1718–63 ; SJ's stepson ) ...
... tion , 46 ; and a dictionary , 62 ; SJ reads aloud , 253 ; and Lives of the Poets , 279 Porter , Elizabeth , see Johnson , Eliza- beth Porter , Harry ( d . 1734 ; mercer ) , 23 , 25 Porter , Captain Jervis Henry ( 1718–63 ; SJ's stepson ) ...
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