Who's who in Boswell?Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and sold by B. Blackwell, 1935 - Biography & Autobiography - 366 pages |
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John Lucius Smith-Dampier. JANUARY 8 CONTEMPORARY BISHOPS OF LICHFIELD JOHN HOUGH ( 1699–1717 ) was bishop at the time of Johnson's birth . Elected in 1687 President of Magdalen College , Oxford , he refused to vacate in favour of a ...
John Lucius Smith-Dampier. JANUARY 8 CONTEMPORARY BISHOPS OF LICHFIELD JOHN HOUGH ( 1699–1717 ) was bishop at the time of Johnson's birth . Elected in 1687 President of Magdalen College , Oxford , he refused to vacate in favour of a ...
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... bishops . Great was Johnson's respect for the hierarchy , and exacting was his standard of conduct from a bishop . Yet , though he criticized Bishop Shipley's love of society , he somewhat scandalized Boswell by himself dining twice with ...
... bishops . Great was Johnson's respect for the hierarchy , and exacting was his standard of conduct from a bishop . Yet , though he criticized Bishop Shipley's love of society , he somewhat scandalized Boswell by himself dining twice with ...
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... Bishop Warburton . Lowth's polished sarcasm is in sharp contrast with his opponent's coarse abuse . ' I do not know , ' said Johnson to King George III , ' which of them calls names best . ' Johnson explained to Major Brewse , at Fort ...
... Bishop Warburton . Lowth's polished sarcasm is in sharp contrast with his opponent's coarse abuse . ' I do not know , ' said Johnson to King George III , ' which of them calls names best . ' Johnson explained to Major Brewse , at Fort ...
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SAMUEL JOHNSON LL D 17091784 | 2 |
CONTEMPORARY BISHOPS OF LICHFIELD | 8 |
JOHNSON IN SCOTLAND | 14 |
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