Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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Stran 15
... gave us some hopes that you might prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh ...
... gave us some hopes that you might prevail with Mr. Johnson to make out that excursion to Scotland , with the expectation of which we have long flattered ourselves . If he could order matters so , as to pass some time in Edinburgh ...
Stran 17
... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation ; but he ...
... gave him an extraordinary advantage in arguing ; for he could reason close or wide , as he saw best for the moment . He could , when he chose it , be the greatest sophist that ever wielded a weapon in the schools of declamation ; but he ...
Stran 18
... gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation ' . His person was large , robust , I may say approaching to the gigantick , and grown unwieldy from corpulency . His countenance was naturally of the cast of an ...
... gave some additional weight to the sterling metal of his conversation ' . His person was large , robust , I may say approaching to the gigantick , and grown unwieldy from corpulency . His countenance was naturally of the cast of an ...
Stran 24
... gave the advantage to him who is in the right . ' We sat til near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that to shew all respect to the Sage , she would give up her own bed - chamber ...
... gave the advantage to him who is in the right . ' We sat til near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that to shew all respect to the Sage , she would give up her own bed - chamber ...
Stran 28
... gave the name to the new street in which Hume had taken a house by chalk- ing on his wall ST . DAVID STREET . ' Hume's " lass , " judging that it was not meant in honour or reverence , ran into the house much excited , to tell her ...
... gave the name to the new street in which Hume had taken a house by chalk- ing on his wall ST . DAVID STREET . ' Hume's " lass , " judging that it was not meant in honour or reverence , ran into the house much excited , to tell her ...
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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