Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... Scotland better than truth ' , ' saying , ' All of them , -nay not all , -but droves of them , would come up , and attest any thing for the honour of Scotland . ' He also persevered in his wild allega- tion , that he questioned if there ...
... Scotland better than truth ' , ' saying , ' All of them , -nay not all , -but droves of them , would come up , and attest any thing for the honour of Scotland . ' He also persevered in his wild allega- tion , that he questioned if there ...
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... Scotland ; and confirmed to me the authen- ticity of his witty saying on the learning of the Scotch ; — ' Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal ' . ' ' There is , ( said ...
... Scotland ; and confirmed to me the authen- ticity of his witty saying on the learning of the Scotch ; — ' Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal ' . ' ' There is , ( said ...
Stran 494
... Scotland contributes so little land - tax ' towards the general support of the nation , it ought not to have a militia paid out of the general fund , unless it should be thought for the general interest , that Scotland should be ...
... Scotland contributes so little land - tax ' towards the general support of the nation , it ought not to have a militia paid out of the general fund , unless it should be thought for the general interest , that Scotland should be ...
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