Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... come to do anything by talking of it . The Reverend Mr. Hector Maclean . Bayle . Leibnitz and Clarke . Survey of Col. Insular life . Arrive at Breacacha . Dr. Johnson's power of ridicule . October 6. Heritable jurisdictions . The ...
... come to do anything by talking of it . The Reverend Mr. Hector Maclean . Bayle . Leibnitz and Clarke . Survey of Col. Insular life . Arrive at Breacacha . Dr. Johnson's power of ridicule . October 6. Heritable jurisdictions . The ...
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... come down from his elevated state of philosophical dignity ; from a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and from flashing his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . He had disappointed my ...
... come down from his elevated state of philosophical dignity ; from a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and from flashing his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . He had disappointed my ...
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... comes and laughs at Ogden was Woodwardian Pro- fessor at Cambridge . The sermons were published in 1770. Boswell mentions them so often that in Row- landson's caricatures of the tour he is commonly represented as having them in his hand ...
... comes and laughs at Ogden was Woodwardian Pro- fessor at Cambridge . The sermons were published in 1770. Boswell mentions them so often that in Row- landson's caricatures of the tour he is commonly represented as having them in his hand ...
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... come : and I begged Dr. Robertson might be with us as soon as he could . Sir William Forbes , Mr. Scott , Mr. Arbuthnot , and another gentleman dined with us . Come , Dr. Johnson , ( said I , ) it is commonly thought that our veal in ...
... come : and I begged Dr. Robertson might be with us as soon as he could . Sir William Forbes , Mr. Scott , Mr. Arbuthnot , and another gentleman dined with us . Come , Dr. Johnson , ( said I , ) it is commonly thought that our veal in ...
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... come , in time , to write all aphoristically , except in nar- rative ; grow weary of preparation , and connection , and illus- tration , and all those arts by which a big book is made . If a man is to wait till he weaves anecdotes into ...
... come , in time , to write all aphoristically , except in nar- rative ; grow weary of preparation , and connection , and illus- tration , and all those arts by which a big book is made . If a man is to wait till he weaves anecdotes into ...
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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