Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... Dr. Johnson . August 21. Want of trees . Arrive at Montrose . Laurence Kirk . Dinner at Monbod- do . Emigration . Homer . Biography and history compared . Decrease 6 Contents . Decrease of learning . Warburton . Lowth.
... Dr. Johnson . August 21. Want of trees . Arrive at Montrose . Laurence Kirk . Dinner at Monbod- do . Emigration . Homer . Biography and history compared . Decrease 6 Contents . Decrease of learning . Warburton . Lowth.
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... learning . Warburton . Lowth . Causes of it . Promotion of Bishops . Value of politeness . Dr. Johnson's Arrive at Aber- sentiments concerning Lord Monboddo . deen . August 22 . Professor Thomas Gordon . Publick and private edu- cation ...
... learning . Warburton . Lowth . Causes of it . Promotion of Bishops . Value of politeness . Dr. Johnson's Arrive at Aber- sentiments concerning Lord Monboddo . deen . August 22 . Professor Thomas Gordon . Publick and private edu- cation ...
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... 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 Talisker . Presbyterian clergy deficient ...
... 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 Talisker . Presbyterian clergy deficient ...
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... learning among the learned ; and from flashing his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . He had disappointed my expectations so long , that I began to despair ; but in spring , 1773 , he talked of coming to Scotland that year ...
... learning among the learned ; and from flashing his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . He had disappointed my expectations so long , that I began to despair ; but in spring , 1773 , he talked of coming to Scotland that year ...
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... learning as he had . When he visited Eton in 1789 he writes , ' I was asked by the Head - master to dine at the Fellows ' table , and made a creditable figure . I certainly have the art of making the most of what I have . How should one ...
... learning as he had . When he visited Eton in 1789 he writes , ' I was asked by the Head - master to dine at the Fellows ' table , and made a creditable figure . I certainly have the art of making the most of what I have . How should one ...
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Aberdeen ancient asked August August 15 August 21 battle of Culloden Beattie boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast Burke called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth island isle James John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree Prince Charles Prince Charles's escape Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander Sir Walter Scott spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told took walked Walter Scott writing wrote young