Addresses and TransactionsW. Dawson, 1969 |
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... present with them that day ( applause ) -to present in her name that collection of Johnsonian literature to the Mayor for the city , and for the Johnson Birthplace . Much had been said about Scotsmen . The definition of a Scotsman once ...
... present with them that day ( applause ) -to present in her name that collection of Johnsonian literature to the Mayor for the city , and for the Johnson Birthplace . Much had been said about Scotsmen . The definition of a Scotsman once ...
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... present . Equally ready would he have been to applaud the wit or good sense of the obscurest man present . Now this is a virtue which we can all understand , and , though we most of us find it very hard , we all more or less desire to ...
... present . Equally ready would he have been to applaud the wit or good sense of the obscurest man present . Now this is a virtue which we can all understand , and , though we most of us find it very hard , we all more or less desire to ...
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... present were the president - elect ( Mr. Percy E. Matheson , M.A. ) and Mrs. Matheson , Mrs. Harms- worth , Lord and Lady Charnwood and the Hon . Theodora Benson , the Mayor and Mayoress ( Councillor and Mrs. J. H. Bridge- man ) , the ...
... present were the president - elect ( Mr. Percy E. Matheson , M.A. ) and Mrs. Matheson , Mrs. Harms- worth , Lord and Lady Charnwood and the Hon . Theodora Benson , the Mayor and Mayoress ( Councillor and Mrs. J. H. Bridge- man ) , the ...
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