Johnsonian Miscellanies, Volume 2George Birkbeck Norman Hill Barnes & Noble, 1966 - 488 pages |
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... night spent in festivity . Upon his mentioning it to me , I told him I had never sat up a whole night in my life ; but he continuing to press me , and saying , that I should find great delight in it , I , as did all the rest of our ...
... night spent in festivity . Upon his mentioning it to me , I told him I had never sat up a whole night in my life ; but he continuing to press me , and saying , that I should find great delight in it , I , as did all the rest of our ...
Page 100
... night passed , as must be imagined , in pleasant conversation , and harmless mirth , intermingled at different periods with the refreshments of coffee and tea . About five , Johnson's face shone with meridian splendour , though his ...
... night passed , as must be imagined , in pleasant conversation , and harmless mirth , intermingled at different periods with the refreshments of coffee and tea . About five , Johnson's face shone with meridian splendour , though his ...
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... Night was his time for composition . Indeed he literally turned night into day , noctes vigilabat ad ipsum mane ; but not like Tigellius in Horace . Perhaps he never was a good sleeper , and ( while all the rest of the world was in bed ) ...
... Night was his time for composition . Indeed he literally turned night into day , noctes vigilabat ad ipsum mane ; but not like Tigellius in Horace . Perhaps he never was a good sleeper , and ( while all the rest of the world was in bed ) ...
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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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