Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... called St. Vitus's dance . He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes , with twisted hair - buttons of the same colour , a large bushy greyish wig , a 5 1 Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleasantry , and some ...
... called St. Vitus's dance . He wore a full suit of plain brown clothes , with twisted hair - buttons of the same colour , a large bushy greyish wig , a 5 1 Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleasantry , and some ...
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... called humour , which gives an oiliness and a gloss to every other quality . I am , I flatter myself , completely a citizen of the world . - In my travels through Holland , Germany , Switzerland , Italy , Cor- sica , France , I never ...
... called humour , which gives an oiliness and a gloss to every other quality . I am , I flatter myself , completely a citizen of the world . - In my travels through Holland , Germany , Switzerland , Italy , Cor- sica , France , I never ...
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... called The White Horse . ' ' It de- rives its name from having been the resort of the Hanoverian faction , the White Horse being the crest of Hanover . ' Murray's Guide to Scotland , ed . 1867 , p . 111 . 3 Boswell writing of Scotland ...
... called The White Horse . ' ' It de- rives its name from having been the resort of the Hanoverian faction , the White Horse being the crest of Hanover . ' Murray's Guide to Scotland , ed . 1867 , p . 111 . 3 Boswell writing of Scotland ...
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... called Christians , is still prefixed to Mr. Hume's ex- cellent History of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a list of quack medicines sold by the same bookseller , by whom a work of whatever nature is pub ...
... called Christians , is still prefixed to Mr. Hume's ex- cellent History of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a list of quack medicines sold by the same bookseller , by whom a work of whatever nature is pub ...
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... called Christians . Its chief wit is in the Preface . The bookseller mentioned in this note was perhaps Francis Newbery , who succeeded his father , Goldsmith's publisher , as a dealer in quack medicines and books . They dealt in ' over ...
... called Christians . Its chief wit is in the Preface . The bookseller mentioned in this note was perhaps Francis Newbery , who succeeded his father , Goldsmith's publisher , as a dealer in quack medicines and books . They dealt in ' over ...
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Aberdeen ancient ante asked August August 19 August 21 battle of Culloden believe boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume 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 Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed October perhaps Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree prayer pretty Prince Charles publick Rasay Samuel Johnson says Scotland seemed September 13 servant shewed Sir Alexander spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale told took walked WALTER SCOTT wish woman writing wrote young