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... frequented this street . One of his clubs was Alfred's , at No. 23 , no longer in existence ; and he lodged for a time before his marriage at Gordon's Hotel , No. 1 , of which too no trace remains . It is said he composed much of " The ...
... frequented this street . One of his clubs was Alfred's , at No. 23 , no longer in existence ; and he lodged for a time before his marriage at Gordon's Hotel , No. 1 , of which too no trace remains . It is said he composed much of " The ...
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... frequented by Dr Johnson , Boswell , Gibbon , Colman , Goldsmith , John Home , Lord Brougham , and Smollett , then a struggling surgeon in Downing Street . Here Smollett read aloud to his friends his poem , " The Tears of Scotland ...
... frequented by Dr Johnson , Boswell , Gibbon , Colman , Goldsmith , John Home , Lord Brougham , and Smollett , then a struggling surgeon in Downing Street . Here Smollett read aloud to his friends his poem , " The Tears of Scotland ...
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... frequented , and pleased himself with having seen him . Dryden died May 1 , 1701 , some days before Pope was twelve ; so early must he therefore have felt the power of harmony and the zeal of genius . " Dr Johnson , furthermore , tells ...
... frequented , and pleased himself with having seen him . Dryden died May 1 , 1701 , some days before Pope was twelve ; so early must he therefore have felt the power of harmony and the zeal of genius . " Dr Johnson , furthermore , tells ...
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