Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... heard , from one whom he tells us , in his Lives of the Poets , Gray found a poet , a philosopher , and a good man ' . ' My Lord Elibank did not answer my letter to his lordship for some time . The reason will appear , when we come to ...
... heard , from one whom he tells us , in his Lives of the Poets , Gray found a poet , a philosopher , and a good man ' . ' My Lord Elibank did not answer my letter to his lordship for some time . The reason will appear , when we come to ...
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... heard a late baronet , of some distinc- tion in the political world in the beginning of the present reign , observe , that ' walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . ' The peril is ...
... heard a late baronet , of some distinc- tion in the political world in the beginning of the present reign , observe , that ' walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . ' The peril is ...
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... heard of happier climates and less arbitrary government . ' Ib . p . 128 . To a man that ranges the streets of London , where he is tempted to contrive wants for the pleasure of supplying them , a shop affords no image worthy of ...
... heard of happier climates and less arbitrary government . ' Ib . p . 128 . To a man that ranges the streets of London , where he is tempted to contrive wants for the pleasure of supplying them , a shop affords no image worthy of ...
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... heard Burke say , in the course of an evening , ten good things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find , since the former edition , that some persons have objected to the ...
... heard Burke say , in the course of an evening , ten good things , each of which would have served a noted wit ( whom he named ) to live upon for a twelvemonth . I find , since the former edition , that some persons have objected to the ...
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... heard Helvetius and Saurin say that they had told Montesquieu that he ought to suppress his Esprit des Lois . They were still convinced that their advice was right . J. H. Burton's Hume , ii . 385-7 . It was at Fergusson's house ...
... heard Helvetius and Saurin say that they had told Montesquieu that he ought to suppress his Esprit des Lois . They were still convinced that their advice was right . J. H. Burton's Hume , ii . 385-7 . It was at Fergusson's house ...
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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