Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... person who was the best judge of its truth . I need not tell you I mean General Paoli ; who , after his great , though unsuccessful , efforts to preserve the liberties of his country , has found an honourable asylum in Britain , where ...
... person who was the best judge of its truth . I need not tell you I mean General Paoli ; who , after his great , though unsuccessful , efforts to preserve the liberties of his country , has found an honourable asylum in Britain , where ...
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... person of taste and knowledge that I have conversed with , it has been greatly heightened ; and I will venture to predict , that this specimen of the colloquial talents and extemporaneous effusions of my illustrious fellow - traveller ...
... person of taste and knowledge that I have conversed with , it has been greatly heightened ; and I will venture to predict , that this specimen of the colloquial talents and extemporaneous effusions of my illustrious fellow - traveller ...
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... Persons of consequence watched in London . Learning of the Scots from 1550 to 1650. The arts of civil life little known in Scotland till the Union . Life of a sailor . The folly of Peter the Great in working in a dock - yard . Arrive at ...
... Persons of consequence watched in London . Learning of the Scots from 1550 to 1650. The arts of civil life little known in Scotland till the Union . Life of a sailor . The folly of Peter the Great in working in a dock - yard . Arrive at ...
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... persons as too hard . Reception of the travellers in their progress . Spence . October 16. Miss Maclean . Account of Mull . The value of an oak walking - stick in the Hebrides . Arrive at Mr. M'Quarrie's in Ulva . Captain Macleod ...
... persons as too hard . Reception of the travellers in their progress . Spence . October 16. Miss Maclean . Account of Mull . The value of an oak walking - stick in the Hebrides . Arrive at Mr. M'Quarrie's in Ulva . Captain Macleod ...
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... persons here who respect him , and some whom I am persuaded he will think not un- worthy of his esteem . I wish he would make the experiment . He sometimes cracks his jokes upon us ; but he will find that we can dis- tinguish between ...
... persons here who respect him , and some whom I am persuaded he will think not un- worthy of his esteem . I wish he would make the experiment . He sometimes cracks his jokes upon us ; but he will find that we can dis- tinguish between ...
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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