Boswell: the Ominous Years, 1774-1776McGraw-Hill, 1963 - 427 Seiten The shape of the years to come emerges from this volume of which more than one-half is occupied by the London journals. |
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... play , having taken a ticket from Sir Joshua in the morning . He had forty places which he was to fill mostly with wits , Mrs. Abington being vain of their attendance . Sir Joshua himself dined with so many sea - officers , Mediter ...
... play , having taken a ticket from Sir Joshua in the morning . He had forty places which he was to fill mostly with wits , Mrs. Abington being vain of their attendance . Sir Joshua himself dined with so many sea - officers , Mediter ...
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James Boswell Charles Ryskamp, Frederick Albert Pottle. may play a little at cards for his amusement ; but he's not to play at mar- bles , or at chuck - farthing in the piazza . No , Sir , there is no profession to which a man gives a ...
James Boswell Charles Ryskamp, Frederick Albert Pottle. may play a little at cards for his amusement ; but he's not to play at mar- bles , or at chuck - farthing in the piazza . No , Sir , there is no profession to which a man gives a ...
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... play above half- crown whist and never to bet , I lost , besides my winning , £ 4 . 14. We did not part till near three . I came home in great vexation of spirit . Luckily my wife was in a most gentle frame and soothed me , and I again ...
... play above half- crown whist and never to bet , I lost , besides my winning , £ 4 . 14. We did not part till near three . I came home in great vexation of spirit . Luckily my wife was in a most gentle frame and soothed me , and I again ...
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Joseph Brant Thayendanegea the Mohawk Chief c 17401807 From | 134 |
The Ominous Years 17741776 | 363 |
INDEX | 381 |
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afternoon Alexander April asked Auchinleck Beauclerk Boswell's breakfast brother called Campbell Captain Charles Church Colonel connexion conversation Court of Session daughter David David Boswell Dilly's dined dinner drank tea drink Earl Earl of Mar Edinburgh English Erskine father forenoon FRIDAY Garrick gave George Webster Grange heard Hebrides humour James Boswell John Boswell Johnson journal kind Lady Langton letter Lichfield lived lodgings London Lord Advocate Lord Bute Lord Monboddo Lord Mountstuart Maclaurin MARCH Matthew Dickie mentioned mind Miss MONDAY morning never night Paoli pleased Preston pretty Robert Rudd sat awhile SATURDAY Scotland Scots Sir George Sir George's Sir John Pringle Sir Joshua Sir Walter spirits spoke Stuart SUNDAY supped talked thought Thrale THURSDAY tion told tonight took TUESDAY uneasy walked Webster WEDNESDAY whist wife William wine wished writing wrote young