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... St John's Gate was the gatehouse of an ancient monastic foundation ; its two square towers , astride a broad archway , would have reminded Johnson pleasantly of his rooms in the tower of Pembroke College . Impressed by ... St John's Gate 83.
... St John's Gate was the gatehouse of an ancient monastic foundation ; its two square towers , astride a broad archway , would have reminded Johnson pleasantly of his rooms in the tower of Pembroke College . Impressed by ... St John's Gate 83.
Page 85
... St John's Gate who was to engage more closely with Johnson's life than any of them . This was Richard Savage , poet and dramatist , man about town , Jacobite politician , author of The Bastard . Savage was , or claimed ... St John's Gate 85.
... St John's Gate who was to engage more closely with Johnson's life than any of them . This was Richard Savage , poet and dramatist , man about town , Jacobite politician , author of The Bastard . Savage was , or claimed ... St John's Gate 85.
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... St John's Gate , would have played a leading part in setting up this zestful exercise , partly in mockery and partly in the assertion of democratic rights . The series led off with an amusing narrative of how the ... St John's Gate 89.
... St John's Gate , would have played a leading part in setting up this zestful exercise , partly in mockery and partly in the assertion of democratic rights . The series led off with an amusing narrative of how the ... St John's Gate 89.
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
At St Johns Gate | 79 |
The Friend of Goodness | 100 |
Copyright | |
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