Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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Stran 18
... character was his total ignorance of the character of his most familiar acquaintance . ' ' Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleas- antry , and some truth , that ' Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so ...
... character was his total ignorance of the character of his most familiar acquaintance . ' ' Lord Pembroke said once to me at Wilton , with a happy pleas- antry , and some truth , that ' Dr. Johnson's sayings would not appear so ...
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... character is given by Burnet in his History of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of such ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nihil est , nisi hoc sciat alter , is pecul- iarly true of genealogy , who ...
... character is given by Burnet in his History of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of such ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nihil est , nisi hoc sciat alter , is pecul- iarly true of genealogy , who ...
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... character too far ; for he was the first man that entered into friend- ship with me . ' Burnet's History , ed . 1818 , i . III . ' The ninth Earl succeeded as fifth Earl of Elgin and thus united the two dignities . ' Burke's Peerage ...
... character too far ; for he was the first man that entered into friend- ship with me . ' Burnet's History , ed . 1818 , i . III . ' The ninth Earl succeeded as fifth Earl of Elgin and thus united the two dignities . ' Burke's Peerage ...
Stran 32
... character , they will think , that though you differ from him , you may be in the wrong . Sir , treating your adversary with respect , is striking soft in a battle . And as to Hume , -a man who has so much conceit as to tell all mankind ...
... character , they will think , that though you differ from him , you may be in the wrong . Sir , treating your adversary with respect , is striking soft in a battle . And as to Hume , -a man who has so much conceit as to tell all mankind ...
Stran 33
... character of One of the People called Christians , is still prefixed to Mr. Hume's excellent History of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a list of quack medicines sold by the same bookseller , by whom a work ...
... character of One of the People called Christians , is still prefixed to Mr. Hume's excellent History of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a list of quack medicines sold by the same bookseller , by whom a work ...
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Aberdeen afterwards ancient Anec asked Auchinleck August August 15 August 21 believe boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called castle church conversation Croker dinner Duke Dunvegan DUPPA Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Walpole Hume Humphry Clinker Inchkenneth island isle JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson wrote journey King Kingsburgh Lady Laird land learning lived London Lord Lord Monboddo M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo morning Mull never night observed opinion passage Piozzi Letters pleased Portree Prince Prince Charles publick Rasay Robertson rock Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept SEPTEMBER servant shew Sir Allan suppose Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tour walked WALTER SCOTT wish writing young