Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... wrote on Nov. 6 , 1769 ( Letters , v . 200 ) : - ' I found Paoli last week at Court . The King and Queen both took great notice of VOL . V. him . He has just made a tour to Bath , Oxford , & c . , and was every- where received with much ...
... wrote on Nov. 6 , 1769 ( Letters , v . 200 ) : - ' I found Paoli last week at Court . The King and Queen both took great notice of VOL . V. him . He has just made a tour to Bath , Oxford , & c . , and was every- where received with much ...
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... wrote to Lord Elibank 2 , Dr. William Robertson , and Dr. Beattie . To Dr. Robertson , so far as my letter concerned the present subject , I wrote as follows : ' Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I ...
... wrote to Lord Elibank 2 , Dr. William Robertson , and Dr. Beattie . To Dr. Robertson , so far as my letter concerned the present subject , I wrote as follows : ' Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I ...
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... wrote , ' The chief intention of this letter is to inform you , that I now seriously believe Mr. Samuel Johnson will visit Scotland this year : but I wish that every power of attraction may be employed to secure our having so valuable ...
... wrote , ' The chief intention of this letter is to inform you , that I now seriously believe Mr. Samuel Johnson will visit Scotland this year : but I wish that every power of attraction may be employed to secure our having so valuable ...
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... wrote to Erskine on Dec. 8 , 1761 : ' I , James Boswell Esq . , who " am happily possessed of a facility of manners " —to use the very words of Mr. Professor [ Adam ] Smith , which upon honour were addressed to me . ' Boswell and ...
... wrote to Erskine on Dec. 8 , 1761 : ' I , James Boswell Esq . , who " am happily possessed of a facility of manners " —to use the very words of Mr. Professor [ Adam ] Smith , which upon honour were addressed to me . ' Boswell and ...
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... wrote : - Boswell has very handsome and spacious rooms , level with the ground on one side of the house , and on the other four stories high . ' Piozzi Letters , i . 109. Dr. J. H. Burton says that Hume occupied them just before Boswell ...
... wrote : - Boswell has very handsome and spacious rooms , level with the ground on one side of the house , and on the other four stories high . ' Piozzi Letters , i . 109. Dr. J. H. Burton says that Hume occupied them just before Boswell ...
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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