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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets - Page 222
by samuel johnson - 1781
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...they were laced, and he then put on a flannel waiftcoat. One fide was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...were laced, and he then put on a flannel waiftcoat. One fide was contradted. His legs were fo ilender, -that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings,...bed nor rofe without help. ' His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...laced, and he then put on a flannel waiftcoat. One fide was contracted. Hi§ legs were fo {lender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of ftockings,...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. •^ t His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...they were laced, and he then put on a flannel waiftcoat. One fide was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair...drefs or undrefs himfelf, and neither went to bed nor jofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of flockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. , His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes...
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...•" bulk with three pair of fiockings, which were '" drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was,not " able to drefs or undrefs himfelf, and neither "went...bed nor rofe without help'. His "*';weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be ' ' ' *' His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he •" ufed to dine...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of {lockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...was contra&ed. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of (lockings, which were drawn on and off. by the maid ; for he...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft all away ; and he ufed to dine fometimes...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo flender, that he enlarged their bulk with, three pair of Stockings, which were drawn on and off by the maid,.; for he...to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs, made it very difficult for him to be clean. His hair had fallen almoft all away; and he ufed to 4';'? dine...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and ...

1793 - 738 pages
...was contracted. His legs were fo Hender, that he enlarged their bulk with three pair or' ñockuigs, which were drawn on and off by the maid ; for he was not able to drcfs or undrcfs himfelf, and neither went to bed nor rofe without help. His weaknefs made it very...
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