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... Dr Johnson . Boswell tells us that " he waited upon Johnson to explain this curious incident , " and that " his talents , literature and gentlemanlike manners , were soon perceived by Johnson , and a friendship was formed which was ...
... Dr Johnson . Boswell tells us that " he waited upon Johnson to explain this curious incident , " and that " his talents , literature and gentlemanlike manners , were soon perceived by Johnson , and a friendship was formed which was ...
Page 123
Elsie M. Lang. him [ Johnson ] in the morning . As we walked up Johnson's Court [ which , by the way , was not named after the Doctor ] , I said ' I have a veneration for this Court , ' and was glad to hear that Beauclerk had the same ...
Elsie M. Lang. him [ Johnson ] in the morning . As we walked up Johnson's Court [ which , by the way , was not named after the Doctor ] , I said ' I have a veneration for this Court , ' and was glad to hear that Beauclerk had the same ...
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... Dr Johnson and Goldsmith , and here may still be seen Johnson's seat under a brass plate inscription , his picture , and Gold- smith's window - seat . This is the only house of the kind which remains just as it was in Johnson's day ...
... Dr Johnson and Goldsmith , and here may still be seen Johnson's seat under a brass plate inscription , his picture , and Gold- smith's window - seat . This is the only house of the kind which remains just as it was in Johnson's day ...
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