Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... heard her say : - ' I have sworn to be Duchess of Douglas or never to mount a marriage bed . ' She married the Duke in 1758 . R. Chambers wrote in 1825 - ' It is a curious fact that sixty years ago there was scarcely a close in the High ...
... heard her say : - ' I have sworn to be Duchess of Douglas or never to mount a marriage bed . ' She married the Duke in 1758 . R. Chambers wrote in 1825 - ' It is a curious fact that sixty years ago there was scarcely a close in the High ...
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... heard in Milan a travelled gentleman telling his auditors how all the men in London , that were noble , put on a clean shirt every day . ' Johnson himself owned that he had no passion for clean linen . ' Ante , i . 460 . 1 Scott , in ...
... heard in Milan a travelled gentleman telling his auditors how all the men in London , that were noble , put on a clean shirt every day . ' Johnson himself owned that he had no passion for clean linen . ' Ante , i . 460 . 1 Scott , in ...
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... heard a Latin grace , among so many learned men : we had always a Latin grace at Oxford . I believe I can repeat it . Which he did , as giving the learned men in one place a specimen of what was done by the learned men in another place ...
... heard a Latin grace , among so many learned men : we had always a Latin grace at Oxford . I believe I can repeat it . Which he did , as giving the learned men in one place a specimen of what was done by the learned men in another place ...
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... heard of a monastery abroad , where the key of the library could never be found . It was somewhat dispiriting , to see this ancient archie- piscopal city now sadly deserted ' . We saw in one of its streets a remarkable proof of liberal ...
... heard of a monastery abroad , where the key of the library could never be found . It was somewhat dispiriting , to see this ancient archie- piscopal city now sadly deserted ' . We saw in one of its streets a remarkable proof of liberal ...
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... heard , that there were many beggars in Scotland . In Edin- burgh the proportion is , I think , not less than in London , and in the smaller places it is far greater than in English towns of the same ex- tent . It must , however , be ...
... heard , that there were many beggars in Scotland . In Edin- burgh the proportion is , I think , not less than in London , and in the smaller places it is far greater than in English towns of the same ex- tent . It must , however , be ...
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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