The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... gave an end to the discourse , but was the beginner of a strange confusion in his working fancy , which neither time nor distance could compose , carrying it in his breast some years after , till he came into England , where he hired ...
... gave an end to the discourse , but was the beginner of a strange confusion in his working fancy , which neither time nor distance could compose , carrying it in his breast some years after , till he came into England , where he hired ...
Page 250
... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite as well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " John- son drank at this time no fermented liquors . Boswell supposes that he had gained a knowledge of ...
... gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite as well served , nay , better than the rest , for they gave the waiter nothing . " John- son drank at this time no fermented liquors . Boswell supposes that he had gained a knowledge of ...
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... gave him , but did not seem at all provoked by the other . He was singing psalms a great part of the way , and said , he hoped to sing better very soon . * As he ob- served the great crowds of people all the way , he said to us , ' I ...
... gave him , but did not seem at all provoked by the other . He was singing psalms a great part of the way , and said , he hoped to sing better very soon . * As he ob- served the great crowds of people all the way , he said to us , ' I ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Diana Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace passage Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet poetry Pope present probably Queen reign Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer