Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... given rise , I have made no answer . Every work must stand or fall by its own merit . I cannot , however , omit this opportunity of returning thanks to a gentleman who published a Defence of my Journal , and has added to the favour by ...
... given rise , I have made no answer . Every work must stand or fall by its own merit . I cannot , however , omit this opportunity of returning thanks to a gentleman who published a Defence of my Journal , and has added to the favour by ...
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... given me hopes that we should go together , and visit the Hebrides ' . Martin's Account of those islands had impressed us with a notion that we might there contemplate a system of life almost totally different from what we had been ...
... given me hopes that we should go together , and visit the Hebrides ' . Martin's Account of those islands had impressed us with a notion that we might there contemplate a system of life almost totally different from what we had been ...
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... given by Sir Walter Scott in Guy Mannering ; and in Counsellor Pley- dell's library , with its collection of books , and the prospect from the window , we have probably an accurate picture of the room in which Hume spent his studious ...
... given by Sir Walter Scott in Guy Mannering ; and in Counsellor Pley- dell's library , with its collection of books , and the prospect from the window , we have probably an accurate picture of the room in which Hume spent his studious ...
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... given by Burnet in his History of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of such ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nihil est , nisi hoc sciat alter , is peculiarly true of genealogy , who would not be ...
... given by Burnet in his History of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of such ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nihil est , nisi hoc sciat alter , is peculiarly true of genealogy , who would not be ...
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... given in Forbes's Life of Beattie , Appendix Z. It was his daughter who 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 ...
... given in Forbes's Life of Beattie , Appendix Z. It was his daughter who 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 ...
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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