The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 156
... travelled thoroughly over each other's minds , Johnson turned on him angrily : ' Sir , you have not travelled over my mind , I promise you . ' In addition to Johnson and Reynolds , the nine members were John Hawkins , formerly a member ...
... travelled thoroughly over each other's minds , Johnson turned on him angrily : ' Sir , you have not travelled over my mind , I promise you . ' In addition to Johnson and Reynolds , the nine members were John Hawkins , formerly a member ...
Page 166
... travelled after him . ' JOHNSON ' And I travelled after him . ' PERCY ' But my good friend , you are short - sighted , and do not see as well as I do . ' I wondered at Dr Percy's venturing this . Dr Johnson said nothing at the time ...
... travelled after him . ' JOHNSON ' And I travelled after him . ' PERCY ' But my good friend , you are short - sighted , and do not see as well as I do . ' I wondered at Dr Percy's venturing this . Dr Johnson said nothing at the time ...
Page 239
... travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson grew cross when made to trudge unwillingly on to see a cascade which turned out - he admitted he was not sorry to find it so - completely dry ...
... travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson grew cross when made to trudge unwillingly on to see a cascade which turned out - he admitted he was not sorry to find it so - completely dry ...
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