Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1744)Harper, 1904 |
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... sides , I love anecdotes . I fancy mankind may come , in time , to write all aphoristically , except in narrative ; grow weary of preparation , and connection , and illustration , and all those arts by which a big book is made . If a ...
... sides , I love anecdotes . I fancy mankind may come , in time , to write all aphoristically , except in narrative ; grow weary of preparation , and connection , and illustration , and all those arts by which a big book is made . If a ...
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... side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet temper , changed the discourse , grew playful , laughed at Lord Monboddo's notion of men having ...
... side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet temper , changed the discourse , grew playful , laughed at Lord Monboddo's notion of men having ...
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... side of Edinburgh , endeav- ouring to make them more defensible [ against the Pretender ] . He had even erected some ... side , And fear on every side there is , and many - faced is death . ' Morris , Virgil Æneids , ii . 368 . 56 ...
... side of Edinburgh , endeav- ouring to make them more defensible [ against the Pretender ] . He had even erected some ... side , And fear on every side there is , and many - faced is death . ' Morris , Virgil Æneids , ii . 368 . 56 ...
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... side that offers him a fee . ' Sir , ( said I , ) it was with your arguments against Sir William Forbes ' : but it was much that I could wield the arms of Goliath . ' " He said , our judges had not gone deep in the question concerning ...
... side that offers him a fee . ' Sir , ( said I , ) it was with your arguments against Sir William Forbes ' : but it was much that I could wield the arms of Goliath . ' " He said , our judges had not gone deep in the question concerning ...
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... sides . Dr. Johnson maintained the superiority of Homer . BOSWELL . Johnson told Windham that he had never read through the Odyssey in the original . Windham's Diary , p . 17. See ante , iii . 220 , and May 1 , 1783 . ' Johnson ten ...
... sides . Dr. Johnson maintained the superiority of Homer . BOSWELL . Johnson told Windham that he had never read through the Odyssey in the original . Windham's Diary , p . 17. See ante , iii . 220 , and May 1 , 1783 . ' Johnson ten ...
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Aberdeen ancient asked August August 15 August 21 battle of Culloden Beattie boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast Burke called castle chief church College conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman Goldsmith heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth Inverness island isle James James Boswell John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Monboddo lordship M'Aulay M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo Mull never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree Prince Charles Professor Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told walked WALTER SCOTT wish writing wrote young