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Life of Johnson, Volume 4, 1780-1784

Note 1026 — THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 6)

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'Johnson said he had once seen Mr. Stanhope at Dodsley's shop, and was so much struck with his awkward manners and appearance that he could not help asking Mr. Dodsley who he was.' Johnson's Works, (1787) xi.209.

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