The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 56
... pleased to consider my situation : I carried the message , and I assured Mr. Dilly that Dr. Johnson was to come ; and no doubt he has made a dinner , and invited a company , and boasted of the honour he expected to have . I shall be ...
... pleased to consider my situation : I carried the message , and I assured Mr. Dilly that Dr. Johnson was to come ; and no doubt he has made a dinner , and invited a company , and boasted of the honour he expected to have . I shall be ...
Page 58
... pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will . I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly , affecting not to mind him . But the dog was so very comical , that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork , throw ...
... pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will . I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly , affecting not to mind him . But the dog was so very comical , that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork , throw ...
Page 66
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agree- able day he had passed . I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her talents , address , and irresistible ...
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agree- able day he had passed . I talked a good deal to him of the celebrated Margaret Caroline Rudd , whom I had visited , induced by the fame of her talents , address , and irresistible ...
Page 70
... pleased , as to the sense of it ; This prelate , who was afterwards translated to the see of Limerick , died at Wimbledon in Surrey , June 7 , 1806 , in his eightieth year . The original round robin remained in his possession ; the ...
... pleased , as to the sense of it ; This prelate , who was afterwards translated to the see of Limerick , died at Wimbledon in Surrey , June 7 , 1806 , in his eightieth year . The original round robin remained in his possession ; the ...
Page 76
... pleased to show him any little countenance , or pay him any small distinction . How much it is in your power to favour or to forward a young man I do not know ; nor do I know how much this candidate deserves favour by his personal merit ...
... pleased to show him any little countenance , or pay him any small distinction . How much it is in your power to favour or to forward a young man I do not know ; nor do I know how much this candidate deserves favour by his personal merit ...
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