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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the Hebrides ... - Page 161
by James Boswell - 1831
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the tranflator of," The Lufiad," and I, went to vifit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but having a curiofity to fee his apartment, we went in and found curious fcraps of defcriptions of animals, fcrawled...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations ..., Volume 10, Issue 4

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 pages
...Johnson. It appears that Gold. smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animais, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parisi), which...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. 1 [Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short, as taken at the time, (with a view perhaps to future...
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London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive ..., Volume 4

Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 932 pages
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall*, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. fltts extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from north to south,...
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London and Middlesex, Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive ..., Volume 4

Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 pages
...Johnson. It appears that Gold' smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 14, Part 4

John Britton - 1816 - 944 pages
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...differ as to some point : I am only saying that / could do it. You put me in mind of Sappho in Ovid." and I, went to visit him at this place a few days...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curions scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found \ obscure, and requires to be a little opened. What he said, probably was, " You seem to think that...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found obscure, and requires to be a little opened. What he said, probably was, " You seem to think that two...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...Unfortunately they did not find him at home ; but having some curiosity to see his apartment, they went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...scrawled upon the wall, with a black lead pencil. He had carried down his books thither, that he might pursue his labours with less interruption. According...
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