Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... sent it off by the post that night . I wrote forty - eight of the printed octavo pages of the Life of Savage at a sitting ; but then I sat up all night . I have also written six sheets in a day of translation from the French 2 ...
... sent it off by the post that night . I wrote forty - eight of the printed octavo pages of the Life of Savage at a sitting ; but then I sat up all night . I have also written six sheets in a day of translation from the French 2 ...
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... sent Joseph forward with the following note : - ' MY DEAR LORD , ' Montrose , August 21 . ' Thus far I am come with Mr. Samuel Johnson . We must be at Aberdeen to - night . I know you do not admire him so much as I do ; but I cannot be ...
... sent Joseph forward with the following note : - ' MY DEAR LORD , ' Montrose , August 21 . ' Thus far I am come with Mr. Samuel Johnson . We must be at Aberdeen to - night . I know you do not admire him so much as I do ; but I cannot be ...
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... sent to inform him that a gentleman desired to see him . He returned for answer , ' that he would not come to a stranger . ' I then gave my name , and he came . I remon- strated to him for not coming to a stranger ; and , by presenting ...
... sent to inform him that a gentleman desired to see him . He returned for answer , ' that he would not come to a stranger . ' I then gave my name , and he came . I remon- strated to him for not coming to a stranger ; and , by presenting ...
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... sent as our guide , to con- duct us to the high road . The circumstance of each of them having a black servant was another point of similarity between Johnson and Monboddo . I observed how curious it was to see ' Perhaps among these ...
... sent as our guide , to con- duct us to the high road . The circumstance of each of them having a black servant was another point of similarity between Johnson and Monboddo . I observed how curious it was to see ' Perhaps among these ...
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... sent a message to Professor Thomas Gordon , who came and breakfasted with us . He had secured seats for us at the Eng- lish chapel . We found a respectable congregation , and an admirable organ , well played by Mr. Tait . We walked down ...
... sent a message to Professor Thomas Gordon , who came and breakfasted with us . He had secured seats for us at the Eng- lish chapel . We found a respectable congregation , and an admirable organ , well played by Mr. Tait . We walked down ...
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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