 The place appointed was the Devil Tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, assembled.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 287by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...notable inftance. Mrs. Lenox, a lady now well known in the literary world, had written a novel infilled, 'The «life of Harriot Stuart,' which in the fpring...Johnfon had directed that a magnificent hot apple-pye mould make a part of it, and this he would have ftuck with bay-leaves, becaufe, forfooth, Mrs. Lenox... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...inftance. Mrs. Lenox, a lady now well known in the literary world, had written a novel intitled, ' The c life of Harriot Stuart,' which in the fpring of 1751,...the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, afleinbled. Our fupper was elegant, and Johnfon had drrected that a magnificent hot apple-pye fhould... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 634 pages
...inftance. Mrs. Lenox, a lady now well known in the literary world, had written a novel intitled, ' The f life of Harriot Stuart,' which in the fpring of 1751,...the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, aflembled. Our fupper was elegant, and Johnfon had directed that a magnificent hot apple-pye fhould... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 564 pages
...laying that I Ilioujd find «' great delight in it, I, as dd all the i tit " of ourcempany, confenied. The place «' appointed was the Devil Tavern : and...there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. " Lenox and her hufbanel, and a Lady if " her acquaintance now living, us alib ••« the Club, and frjer.ds to the... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...saying, that he should find great delight in it, he, as did all the rest of our company, consented. The place appointed was the Devil tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...saying, that he should find great delight in it, he, as did all the rest of our company, consented. The place appointed was the Devil tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 604 pages
...saying, that he should find great delight in it, he, as did all the rest of our company, consented. The place appointed was the Devil tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...saying, that he should find great delight in it, he, as did all the rest of our company, consented. The place appointed was the Devil tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...and saying, that I should find great delight in it, I, as did all the rest of our company, consented. The place appointed was the Devil Tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...saying, that he should find great delight in it, he, as did all the rest of our company, consented. husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the... | |
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