The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 134
... various chemical experiments . No one was quite sure what these experiments entailed , but they seemed mainly to do with the distilling of various substances such as peppermint and the dregs of strong beer from which he extracted a ...
... various chemical experiments . No one was quite sure what these experiments entailed , but they seemed mainly to do with the distilling of various substances such as peppermint and the dregs of strong beer from which he extracted a ...
Page 158
... various uses to which the poor put the bones they picked up in the street , how to make orange - butter . He was happy to give advice on agriculture and the growing of fruit , on forestry and the cost of building . He could discuss ...
... various uses to which the poor put the bones they picked up in the street , how to make orange - butter . He was happy to give advice on agriculture and the growing of fruit , on forestry and the cost of building . He could discuss ...
Page 181
... various members of her family , first of all of her brother Sir Robert Cotton , who died without providing for Hester as he had promised to do , then of Sir Lynch Cotton , and finally of her brother - in - law , Thomas Salusbury , who ...
... various members of her family , first of all of her brother Sir Robert Cotton , who died without providing for Hester as he had promised to do , then of Sir Lynch Cotton , and finally of her brother - in - law , Thomas Salusbury , who ...
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