The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 128
... told him of the offer that had been made to him , and said that he ' wished to consult his friends as to the propriety of his accept- ing this mark of the royal favour , after the definitions which he had given in the Dictionary of ...
... told him of the offer that had been made to him , and said that he ' wished to consult his friends as to the propriety of his accept- ing this mark of the royal favour , after the definitions which he had given in the Dictionary of ...
Page 171
... told by most people , would have been thought an invention ; when told by Johnson it was believed by his friends as much as if they had seen what passed . ' Johnson's attitude towards drunkenness was equivocal . He once gave it as his ...
... told by most people , would have been thought an invention ; when told by Johnson it was believed by his friends as much as if they had seen what passed . ' Johnson's attitude towards drunkenness was equivocal . He once gave it as his ...
Page 247
... told Miss Reynolds , ' and perhaps never entered it after . I believe he was never invited . ' Baretti , for his part , never afterwards spoke of Johnson with his earlier reverence . Johnson is a nasty old man [ un vecchiaccio ] , ' he told ...
... told Miss Reynolds , ' and perhaps never entered it after . I believe he was never invited . ' Baretti , for his part , never afterwards spoke of Johnson with his earlier reverence . Johnson is a nasty old man [ un vecchiaccio ] , ' he told ...
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