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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... wrote to Lord Eli- bank ' , 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 ...
... wrote to Lord Eli- bank ' , 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 ...
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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 from Edinburgh , as follows : - ' Your very kind and agreeable favour of the 20th of April overtook me here yesterday , after having gone to Aberdeen , which place I left about a week ago . I am to set out this day for Lon- don ...
... wrote from Edinburgh , as follows : - ' Your very kind and agreeable favour of the 20th of April overtook me here yesterday , after having gone to Aberdeen , which place I left about a week ago . I am to set out this day for Lon- don ...
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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 ad- dressed 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 ad- dressed to me . ' Boswell and ...
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... wrote The History of John Bull . ' Boswell in three other places so describes Johnson . See ante , i . 150 , note 1 . • See ante , i . 541 . • ' All nations , and kindreds , and people , and tongues . ' Rev. vii . 9 . • See ante , ii ...
... wrote The History of John Bull . ' Boswell in three other places so describes Johnson . See ante , i . 150 , note 1 . • See ante , i . 541 . • ' All nations , and kindreds , and people , and tongues . ' Rev. vii . 9 . • See ante , ii ...
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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