Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... knew that , if he were once launched from the metropolis he would go forward very well ; and I got our common friends there to assist in setting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale in particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I ...
... knew that , if he were once launched from the metropolis he would go forward very well ; and I got our common friends there to assist in setting him afloat . To Mrs. Thrale in particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I ...
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... knew his opinion to be the same with my own , he kept himself aloof at a very critical period indeed , when the Douglas cause shook the sacred security of birth - right in Scotland to its foundation ; a cause , which had it happened ...
... knew his opinion to be the same with my own , he kept himself aloof at a very critical period indeed , when the Douglas cause shook the sacred security of birth - right in Scotland to its foundation ; a cause , which had it happened ...
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... knew himself to be dying , which I may some time or other communicate to the world . I shall not , however , extol him so very highly as Dr. Adam Smith does , who says , in a letter to Mr. Strahan the Printer ( not a confidential letter ...
... knew himself to be dying , which I may some time or other communicate to the world . I shall not , however , extol him so very highly as Dr. Adam Smith does , who says , in a letter to Mr. Strahan the Printer ( not a confidential letter ...
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... knew him before he began to be better than other people ( smiling ; ) that he believed he sincerely meant well , but had a mixture of politicks and ostentation : whereas Wesley thought of religion only3 . ROBERTSON said , See ante , ii ...
... knew him before he began to be better than other people ( smiling ; ) that he believed he sincerely meant well , but had a mixture of politicks and ostentation : whereas Wesley thought of religion only3 . ROBERTSON said , See ante , ii ...
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... knew each other by sight . The appearance of a new face upon the streets was at once remarked , and numbers busied themselves in finding out who and what the stranger was . ' It was on this visit to the parlia- ment - house , that Mr ...
... knew each other by sight . The appearance of a new face upon the streets was at once remarked , and numbers busied themselves in finding out who and what the stranger was . ' It was on this visit to the parlia- ment - house , that Mr ...
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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