Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1744)Harper, 1904 |
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... told us he was glad to know that Mil- ton wore latchets in his shoes , instead of buckles . When I mention the oak stick , it is but letting Hercules have his club ; and , by - and - by , my readers will find this stick will bud , and ...
... told us he was glad to know that Mil- ton wore latchets in his shoes , instead of buckles . When I mention the oak stick , it is but letting Hercules have his club ; and , by - and - by , my readers will find this stick will bud , and ...
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... 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 , with his greasy fingers ...
... 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 , with his greasy fingers ...
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... told him , I had seen , at a Blue stocking assembly , a number of ladies sitting round a worthy and tall friend of ours , listening to his literature . Ay , ( said he , ) like maids round a May - pole . ' I told him , I had found out a ...
... told him , I had seen , at a Blue stocking assembly , a number of ladies sitting round a worthy and tall friend of ours , listening to his literature . Ay , ( said he , ) like maids round a May - pole . ' I told him , I had found out a ...
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... told us of a curious • There where no statesman buys , no bishop sells ; A virtuous palace where no monarch dwells . ' An Epitaph . Hamilton's Poems , ed . 1760 , p . 260. See ante , iii . 170 . ' The stanza from which he took this line ...
... told us of a curious • There where no statesman buys , no bishop sells ; A virtuous palace where no monarch dwells . ' An Epitaph . Hamilton's Poems , ed . 1760 , p . 260. See ante , iii . 170 . ' The stanza from which he took this line ...
Stran 49
... told me he had He said to - day , ' Swift is clear , but he is shallow . In coarse humour , he is inferior to Arbuthnot ' ; in delicate hu- mour , he is inferior to Addison . So he is inferior to his con- temporaries ; without putting ...
... told me he had He said to - day , ' Swift is clear , but he is shallow . In coarse humour , he is inferior to Arbuthnot ' ; in delicate hu- mour , he is inferior to Addison . So he is inferior to his con- temporaries ; without putting ...
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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