Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1744)Harper, 1904 |
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... once launched from the metropolis he would go forward very well ; and I got our common friends there to assist in set- ting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale in particular , whose en- chantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . It ...
... once launched from the metropolis he would go forward very well ; and I got our common friends there to assist in set- ting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale in particular , whose en- chantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . It ...
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... once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleas- antry , and some truth , that Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary , were it not for his bow - wow way : ' but I admit the truth of this only on some occasions . The Messiah ...
... once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleas- antry , and some truth , that Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary , were it not for his bow - wow way : ' but I admit the truth of this only on some occasions . The Messiah ...
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... once united me to him . He told me that , before I came in , the Doctor had unluckily had a bad specimen of Scottish cleanliness ' . He then drank no fermented liquor . He asked to have his lemonade made sweeter ; upon which the waiter ...
... once united me to him . He told me that , before I came in , the Doctor had unluckily had a bad specimen of Scottish cleanliness ' . He then drank no fermented liquor . He asked to have his lemonade made sweeter ; upon which the waiter ...
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... once a good companion , and a good chris- tian ; which I think is saying enough . Yet it is but justice to record , that once , when he was in a dangerous illness , he was watched with the anxious apprehension of a general calamity ...
... once a good companion , and a good chris- tian ; which I think is saying enough . Yet it is but justice to record , that once , when he was in a dangerous illness , he was watched with the anxious apprehension of a general calamity ...
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... once made a good joke ' . What I We learn , post , Oct. 29 , that Robertson was cautious in his talk , though we see here that he had much more courage than the profess- ors of Aberdeen or Glasgow . 2 This was one of the points upon ...
... once made a good joke ' . What I We learn , post , Oct. 29 , that Robertson was cautious in his talk , though we see here that he had much more courage than the profess- ors of Aberdeen or Glasgow . 2 This was one of the points upon ...
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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 College conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman Goldsmith heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth Inverness island isle James James Boswell John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Monboddo lordship M'Aulay M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo Mull never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree Prince Charles Professor Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told walked WALTER SCOTT wish writing wrote young