Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... present publication 5 . 1 See ante , ii . 434 , note 1 , and iii . 209 . 2 His Account of Corsica , published in 1768 . 3 Horace Walpole wrote on Nov.6 , 1769 ( Letters , v . 200 ) : - ' I found Paoli last week at Court . The King and ...
... present publication 5 . 1 See ante , ii . 434 , note 1 , and iii . 209 . 2 His Account of Corsica , published in 1768 . 3 Horace Walpole wrote on Nov.6 , 1769 ( Letters , v . 200 ) : - ' I found Paoli last week at Court . The King and ...
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... Present state of the island of Col. October 9. Dr. Johnson's avidity for a variety of books . Improbability of a Highland tradition . Dr. Johnson's delicacy of feeling . October 10. Dependence of tenants on landlords . October II ...
... Present state of the island of Col. October 9. Dr. Johnson's avidity for a variety of books . Improbability of a Highland tradition . Dr. Johnson's delicacy of feeling . October 10. Dependence of tenants on landlords . October II ...
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... present subject , I wrote as follows : ' Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I do think , has a serious resolution to visit Scotland this year . The more attraction , however , the better ; and ...
... present subject , I wrote as follows : ' Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I do think , has a serious resolution to visit Scotland this year . The more attraction , however , the better ; and ...
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... present I cannot enter upon it , as I am in a very great hurry ; for I intend to begin my journey within an hour or two . ' He was as good as his word , and threw some pleasing motives into the northern scale . But , indeed , Mr ...
... present I cannot enter upon it , as I am in a very great hurry ; for I intend to begin my journey within an hour or two . ' He was as good as his word , and threw some pleasing motives into the northern scale . But , indeed , Mr ...
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... present reign , observe , that ' walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . ' The peril is much abated , by the care which the magistrates have taken to enforce the city laws against ...
... present reign , observe , that ' walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . ' The peril is much abated , by the care which the magistrates have taken to enforce the city laws against ...
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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