Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... boat again , he called to me , ' Come , now , pay a classical compliment to the island on quitting it . ' I happened luckily , in allusion to the beautiful Queen Mary , whose name is upon the fort , to think of what Virgil makes Æneas ...
... boat again , he called to me , ' Come , now , pay a classical compliment to the island on quitting it . ' I happened luckily , in allusion to the beautiful Queen Mary , whose name is upon the fort , to think of what Virgil makes Æneas ...
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... boat , and sailing into the Pot . We did so . He was stout , and wonderfully alert . The Buchan - men all shewing their teeth , and speaking with that strange sharp accent which distinguishes them , was to me a matter of curiosity . He ...
... boat , and sailing into the Pot . We did so . He was stout , and wonderfully alert . The Buchan - men all shewing their teeth , and speaking with that strange sharp accent which distinguishes them , was to me a matter of curiosity . He ...
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... boat ; all which I thought I could best settle myself , without his having any trouble . To apply his great mind to minute particulars , is wrong : it is like taking an immense balance , such as is kept on quays for weighing cargoes of ...
... boat ; all which I thought I could best settle myself , without his having any trouble . To apply his great mind to minute particulars , is wrong : it is like taking an immense balance , such as is kept on quays for weighing cargoes of ...
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... boat for Sky . It rained much when we set off , but cleared up as we advanced . One of the boatmen , who spoke English , said , that a mile at land was two miles at sea . I then observed , that from Glenelg to Armidale in Sky , which ...
... boat for Sky . It rained much when we set off , but cleared up as we advanced . One of the boatmen , who spoke English , said , that a mile at land was two miles at sea . I then observed , that from Glenelg to Armidale in Sky , which ...
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... boat was procured , and we launched into one of the straits of the Atlantick Ocean . We had a passage of about twelve miles to the point where resided , having come from his seat in the middle of the island to a small house on the shore ...
... boat was procured , and we launched into one of the straits of the Atlantick Ocean . We had a passage of about twelve miles to the point where resided , having come from his seat in the middle of the island to a small house on the shore ...
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Aberdeen ancient ante asked August August 19 August 21 battle of Culloden believe boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume island isle John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod Macdonald Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed October Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree pretty Prince Charles Prince Charles's escape publick Samuel Johnson says Scotland seemed September 13 servant shewed Sir Alexander spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale told took walked WALTER SCOTT wish woman words writing wrote