The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... London till the act of general pardon came out , obtained the ac- quaintance of Dr. Johnson , who justly esteemed him as a very worthy man . It seems some of the members of the society in Scotland for propagating christian knowledge had ...
... London till the act of general pardon came out , obtained the ac- quaintance of Dr. Johnson , who justly esteemed him as a very worthy man . It seems some of the members of the society in Scotland for propagating christian knowledge had ...
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... London , Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , Oct. 24 , 1767. " " SAM . JOHNSON . Mr. Cuthbert Shaws , alike distinguished by his genius , misfortunes , and misconduct , published this year a poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur ...
... London , Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , Oct. 24 , 1767. " " SAM . JOHNSON . Mr. Cuthbert Shaws , alike distinguished by his genius , misfortunes , and misconduct , published this year a poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur ...
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... , 1767 , he mentions that he had arrived in London , after an absence of nearly six months in the country . Part of that time was spent at Oxford . - Ed . 1 " I then kissed her . She told me ETAT . 58. ] 37 DR . JOHNSON .
... , 1767 , he mentions that he had arrived in London , after an absence of nearly six months in the country . Part of that time was spent at Oxford . - Ed . 1 " I then kissed her . She told me ETAT . 58. ] 37 DR . JOHNSON .
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... LONDON . " DEAR SIR , -That you have been all summer in London is one more reason for which I regret my long b Prayers and Meditations , vol . ix . p . 230. c Ibid . p . 228 . stay in the country . I hope that you will 38 [ 1767 . THE ...
... LONDON . " DEAR SIR , -That you have been all summer in London is one more reason for which I regret my long b Prayers and Meditations , vol . ix . p . 230. c Ibid . p . 228 . stay in the country . I hope that you will 38 [ 1767 . THE ...
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... London , very desirous to see Dr. Johnson , and hear him upon the subject . I found he was at Oxford , with his friend Mr. Chambers , who was now Vinerian Pro- fessor , and lived in New Inn hall . Having had no letter from him since ...
... London , very desirous to see Dr. Johnson , and hear him upon the subject . I found he was at Oxford , with his friend Mr. Chambers , who was now Vinerian Pro- fessor , and lived in New Inn hall . Having had no letter from him since ...
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