The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4J. Murray, 1839 |
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... particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . ( 1 ) It was , " I'll give thee a wind . ” - " Thou art kind . " To attract him , we had invi- tations from the chiefs Macdonald and Macleod ; and , for ...
... particular , whose enchantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . ( 1 ) It was , " I'll give thee a wind . ” - " Thou art kind . " To attract him , we had invi- tations from the chiefs Macdonald and Macleod ; and , for ...
Pagina 29
... particular instances of wit , which is of so airy and spiritual a nature as often to elude the hand that attempts to grasp it . The excel- lence and efficacy of a bon mot depend frequently so much on the occasion on which it is spoken ...
... particular instances of wit , which is of so airy and spiritual a nature as often to elude the hand that attempts to grasp it . The excel- lence and efficacy of a bon mot depend frequently so much on the occasion on which it is spoken ...
Pagina 50
... particular manner , being dipped in the sea and dried in the sun , and He had eaten by the Scots by way of a relish . never seen them , though they are sold in London . I insisted on Scottifying ( 1 ) his palate ; but he was very ...
... particular manner , being dipped in the sea and dried in the sun , and He had eaten by the Scots by way of a relish . never seen them , though they are sold in London . I insisted on Scottifying ( 1 ) his palate ; but he was very ...
Pagina 51
... particular ; stating the grounds on which we concluded that it must have once been inhabited , and introducing many sage re- flections , and we should see how a thing might be covered in words , so as to induce people to come and survey ...
... particular ; stating the grounds on which we concluded that it must have once been inhabited , and introducing many sage re- flections , and we should see how a thing might be covered in words , so as to induce people to come and survey ...
Pagina 67
... must greatly surprise a native . In some of our provinces , trees can- not be reared by any method of cultivation we have yet dis- 1 particular in counting , he may be attacked . I F 2 ETAT . 64. COL . NAIRNE'S PLANE TREE . 67.
... must greatly surprise a native . In some of our provinces , trees can- not be reared by any method of cultivation we have yet dis- 1 particular in counting , he may be attacked . I F 2 ETAT . 64. COL . NAIRNE'S PLANE TREE . 67.
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