Johnsonian Miscellanies, Volume 2George Birkbeck Norman Hill Barnes & Noble, 1966 - 488 pages |
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... honour , Sir Joshua Reynolds , & c . , at Mrs. Abington's . He said Sir C. Thompson , and some others who were there , spoke like people who had seen good company , and so did Mrs. Abington herself , who could not have seen good company ...
... honour , Sir Joshua Reynolds , & c . , at Mrs. Abington's . He said Sir C. Thompson , and some others who were there , spoke like people who had seen good company , and so did Mrs. Abington herself , who could not have seen good company ...
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... honour not only to us but to his country . I remember a tailor's bringing his pattern - book to my brothers , and pointing out a purple , such as no one else wore , as the doctor's usual choice . We all shouted with astonishment , at ...
... honour not only to us but to his country . I remember a tailor's bringing his pattern - book to my brothers , and pointing out a purple , such as no one else wore , as the doctor's usual choice . We all shouted with astonishment , at ...
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... honour , but it would do nobody else honour . ' He could not get through it . Ib . ii . 88 ; v . 245 . Much of her reputation was no doubt due to the splendid house she kept . Horace Walpole wrote on May 27 , 1775 ( Letters , vi . 217 ) ...
... honour , but it would do nobody else honour . ' He could not get through it . Ib . ii . 88 ; v . 245 . Much of her reputation was no doubt due to the splendid house she kept . Horace Walpole wrote on May 27 , 1775 ( Letters , vi . 217 ) ...
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Apophthegms c from Hawkinss Edition of Johnsons Works | 21 |
Anecdotes from the Rev Dr Thomas Campbells Diary of a Visit | 39 |
Anecdotes from Penningtons Memoirs of Mrs Carter | 58 |
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