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George Willis, 1857
 

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Page 22 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Page 35 - SHARPE (S.) The History of Egypt, from the Earliest Times till the Conquest by the Arabs, AD 640.
Page 27 - Sharon Turner's History of the AngloSaxons, from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest.
Page 68 - His dress was a rusty brown morning suit, a pair of old shoes by way of slippers, a little shrivelled wig sticking on the top of his head, and the sleeves of his shirt and the knees of his breeches hanging loose. A considerable crowd of people gathered round, and were not a little struck by this singular appearance.
Page 67 - Johnson were so well pleased with their amusement, that they resolved to persevere in dissipation for the rest of the day: but Langton deserted them, being engaged to breakfast with some young Ladies. Johnson scolded him for "leaving his social friends to go and sit with a set of wretched un-idea'd girls." Garrick being told of this ramble, said to him smartly, "I heard of your frolick t'other night. You'll be in the Chronicle.
Page 67 - They then repaired to one of the neighbouring taverns, and made a bowl of that liquor called bishop, which Johnson had always liked : while, in joyous contempt of sleep, from which he had been roused, he repeated the festive lines, " Short, O short, then, be thy reign, And give us to the world again '•" !" They did not stay long, but walked down to the Thames, took a boat and rowed to Billingsgate.

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