The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 124
... Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the shoemaker , under whose wife's care1 lady Mac- clesfield's child was placed ; that after the death of the real Richard Savage , he attempted to personate him ; and that ...
... Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the shoemaker , under whose wife's care1 lady Mac- clesfield's child was placed ; that after the death of the real Richard Savage , he attempted to personate him ; and that ...
Page 125
... Richard Savage was an impostor . If he had a title to the legacy , he could not have found any difficulty in recovering it ; for had the executors re- sisted his claim , the whole costs , as well as the legacy , must have been paid by ...
... Richard Savage was an impostor . If he had a title to the legacy , he could not have found any difficulty in recovering it ; for had the executors re- sisted his claim , the whole costs , as well as the legacy , must have been paid by ...
Page 126
... Richard Savage , one published in The Plain Dealer , in 1724 , another in 1727 , and another by the powerful pen of Johnson in 1744 , and all of them while lady Macclesfield was alive , should , notwithstanding the severe attacks upon ...
... Richard Savage , one published in The Plain Dealer , in 1724 , another in 1727 , and another by the powerful pen of Johnson in 1744 , and all of them while lady Macclesfield was alive , should , notwithstanding the severe attacks upon ...
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