By spending threepence in a coffee-house, he might be for some hours every day in very good company ; he might dine for sixpence, breakfast on bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean-shirt day he went abroad, and paid visits. Samuel Johnson - Page 71by Thomas Carlyle - 1853 - 106 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, " Sir, I am to be found at such a place." By spending three-pence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On cleanshirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits.' I have heard him more than once talk of this frugal... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, " Sir, I am to be found at such a place." By spending three-pence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On cleanshirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits.' I have heard him more than once talk of this frugal... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending three-pence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean- shirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits." I have heard him more than once talk of this frugal... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...week; few people would enquire where he lodged; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending threepence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean shirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits." Johnson would often talk of this frugal friend, whom... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...week; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending threepence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean-shirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits." I have heard him more than once talk of his frugal... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...; few people would enquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, 4 Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending three-pence in...good company ; he might dine for six-pence, breakfast ron bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean-shirt-day he went abroad, and paid... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...; few people would enquire where he lodged; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending threepence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean shirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits." Johnson would often talk of this frugal friend, whom... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did7 it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.' By spending three-pence in...clean-shirt- day he went abroad, and .paid visits." He more than once talked of his frugal friend, whom he recollected with esteem and kindness, and did... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...; few people would inquire where he lodged; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place." By spending three-pence in...bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean-shirt-day he went abroad, and paid visits." He more than once talked of his frugal friend, whom... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...I am to be found at such a place.' By spending three-pence in a coffee-bonse, he might be for seme hours every day in very good company ; he might dine for six-pence, breakfast fon bread and milk for a penny, and do without supper. On clean-shirt-day he went abroad, and paid... | |
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