Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, 1786 |
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... mentioned our design to Voltaire . He looked at me , as if I had talked of going to the North Pole , and said , ' You do not insist on my accom- panying you ? ' — ' No , Sir , ' - ' Then I am very willing you should go . ' I was not ...
... mentioned our design to Voltaire . He looked at me , as if I had talked of going to the North Pole , and said , ' You do not insist on my accom- panying you ? ' — ' No , Sir , ' - ' Then I am very willing you should go . ' I was not ...
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... mention ; but at 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 ...
... mention ; but at 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 ...
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... mention that he travelled in post - chaises , of which the rapid motion was one of his most favourite amusements ' . Dr. Samuel Johnson's character , religious , moral , political , and literary , nay his figure and manner , are , I ...
... mention that he travelled in post - chaises , of which the rapid motion was one of his most favourite amusements ' . Dr. Samuel Johnson's character , religious , moral , political , and literary , nay his figure and manner , are , I ...
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... mentioning such minute 1 See ante , i . 49 . 2 See ante , i . 48 . • Such they appeared to me ; but since the first edition , Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed to me , ' that Dr. Johnson's extraordinary ges- tures were only habits , in ...
... mentioning such minute 1 See ante , i . 49 . 2 See ante , i . 48 . • Such they appeared to me ; but since the first edition , Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed to me , ' that Dr. Johnson's extraordinary ges- tures were only habits , in ...
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... mention , as one of a thousand obligations which I owe her , since the great obligation of her being pleased to accept of me as her husband2 . SUNDAY , AUGUST 153 . Mr. Scott came to breakfast , at which I introduced to Dr. Johnson and ...
... mention , as one of a thousand obligations which I owe her , since the great obligation of her being pleased to accept of me as her husband2 . SUNDAY , AUGUST 153 . Mr. Scott came to breakfast , at which I introduced to Dr. Johnson and ...
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Aberdeen ancient asked August August 15 August 21 battle of Culloden Beattie believe boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast Burke called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole Hume Inchkenneth Inverness island isle James JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson Journey King Kingsburgh Lady Laird land learning lived London looked Lord Monboddo lordship M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed opinion Piozzi Letters pleased poem prayer Prince Charles Professor publick Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told walked Walter Scott wish writing wrote young