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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... says that ' in 1785 Mr. Malone was shewn at Mr. Baldwin's printing - house a sheet of the Tour to the Hebrides which contained Johnson's character . He was so much struck with the spirit and fidelity of the portrait that he requested to ...
... says that ' in 1785 Mr. Malone was shewn at Mr. Baldwin's printing - house a sheet of the Tour to the Hebrides which contained Johnson's character . He was so much struck with the spirit and fidelity of the portrait that he requested to ...
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... says , ' attending the lectures of a dull professor - viz . , that he could form no school , and the stu- dents were left entirely to themselves , and naturally formed opinions far more liberal than those they got from the Professor ...
... says , ' attending the lectures of a dull professor - viz . , that he could form no school , and the stu- dents were left entirely to themselves , and naturally formed opinions far more liberal than those they got from the Professor ...
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... says : - ' In the last age it was the common practice in the best families for all the company to eat milk , or pudding , or any other dish that is eat with a spoon , not by distrib- uting the contents of the dish into small plates ...
... says : - ' In the last age it was the common practice in the best families for all the company to eat milk , or pudding , or any other dish that is eat with a spoon , not by distrib- uting the contents of the dish into small plates ...
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... says : — ' The maid calls gardy loo to the passengers , which signifies Lord have mercy upon you ! 2 Wesley , when at Edinburgh in May , 1761 , writes : - How can it be suffered that all manner of filth should still be thrown even into ...
... says : — ' The maid calls gardy loo to the passengers , which signifies Lord have mercy upon you ! 2 Wesley , when at Edinburgh in May , 1761 , writes : - How can it be suffered that all manner of filth should still be thrown even into ...
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... says : — When a man voluntarily engages in an im- portant controversy , he is to do all he can to lessen his antagonist , because authority from personal respect has much weight with most people , and often more than reasoning ...
... says : — When a man voluntarily engages in an im- portant controversy , he is to do all he can to lessen his antagonist , because authority from personal respect has much weight with most people , and often more than reasoning ...
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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