Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... told him , I had seen , at a Blue stocking assembly , a number of ladies sitting round a worthy and tall friend of ours , listening to his literature . ' Ay , ( said he ) like maids round a May - pole . ' I told him , I had found out a ...
... told him , I had seen , at a Blue stocking assembly , a number of ladies sitting round a worthy and tall friend of ours , listening to his literature . ' Ay , ( said he ) like maids round a May - pole . ' I told him , I had found out a ...
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... observation , there would be more virtue , even in politicks . What Dr. Johnson justly condemned , has , I am sorry to say , greatly increased in the present reign . At the distance of He August 15. ] Archbishop Markham on parties . He ...
... observation , there would be more virtue , even in politicks . What Dr. Johnson justly condemned , has , I am sorry to say , greatly increased in the present reign . At the distance of He August 15. ] Archbishop Markham on parties . He ...
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... told us of a curious conversation between the famous George Faulkner and him . George said that England had drained Ireland of fifty thousand pounds in specie , annually , for fifty years . ' How so , Sir ! ( said Dr. Johnson , ) you ...
... told us of a curious conversation between the famous George Faulkner and him . George said that England had drained Ireland of fifty thousand pounds in specie , annually , for fifty years . ' How so , Sir ! ( said Dr. Johnson , ) you ...
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... told him , he had discovered the life of Cheynel , in The Students , to be his . JOHNSON . ' No one else knows it . ' Dr. Johnson had , before this , dictated to me a law - paper , upon a question purely in the law of Scotland ...
... told him , he had discovered the life of Cheynel , in The Students , to be his . JOHNSON . ' No one else knows it . ' Dr. Johnson had , before this , dictated to me a law - paper , upon a question purely in the law of Scotland ...
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... told him , he was mistaken in the instances he had given of unfortunate fair ones ; for neither Vane nor Sedley had a title to that description . His Lordship has since been so obliging as to send me a note of this , for the ...
... told him , he was mistaken in the instances he had given of unfortunate fair ones ; for neither Vane nor Sedley had a title to that description . His Lordship has since been so obliging as to send me a note of this , for the ...
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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