 These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which no man is now to be censured. It were enough, if what there is yet opportunity of examining were accurately inspected, and justly represented; but such is the laxity of Highland conversation, that the...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Stran 45avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1818Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 strani
...related. Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which...continual suspense, and by a kind of intellectual retrograclation, knows less as he hears more. In the islands the plaid is rarely worn. The law by which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 strani
...related. Distant events must have been min* (gled together, and the actions pf one man given to aiiother. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which...continual suspense, and by a kind of intellectual rctrogradation, knows less as he hears more. In the islands the plaid is rarely worn. The law by which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 432 strani
...together, and the actions of one man given to another. These however, are deficiencies in story, forwhich no man is now to be censured. It were enough, if what...intellectual retrogradation, knows less as he hears mpre. In the islands the plaid is rarely worn. The law by which the Highlanders have been obliged to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 strani
...related. Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which...such is the laxity of Highland conversation, that the enquirer is kept in continual suspense, and, by a kind of intellectual retrogradation, knows less as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 444 strani
...inspected and justly represented ; but such is the laxity of Highland conversation, that the enquirer is kept in continual suspense, and, by a kind of intellectual...'the :plaid is 'rarely worn. The law by which the Highlander s:have been obliged to change the form of their dress, has, in all the places that we have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 strani
...related. Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which...conversation, that the inquirer is kept in continual suspence, and, by a kind of intellectual retrogradation, knows less as he hears more. In the islands... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 510 strani
...related. Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which no man is now toibe censured. It were enough if what there is yet opportunity of examining were accurately inspected,... | |
 | Frederick John Shore - 1837 - 562 strani
...related : distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story for which...intellectual retrogradation, knows less as he hears more*." And again : — " He that goes into the Highlands with a mind naturally quiescent, and a credulity... | |
 | Katie Trumpener - 1997 - 450 strani
...Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. . . . [S]uch is the laxity of Highland conversation, that...intellectual retrogradation. knows less as he hears more. (P. 5l) Johnson's own wish to reach a "settled notion," a single prognosis about the Highlands, and... | |
 | Mary Poovey - 1998 - 450 strani
...relaied. Distant events must have been mingled together, and the actions of one man given to another. These, however, are deficiencies in story, for which...there is yet opportunity of examining were accurately inspecied, and justly represented; but such is the laxity of Highland conversation, that the inquirer... | |
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