The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4J. Murray, 1839 |
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Pagina vi
... the trouble to peruse the original ma- nuscript of this Tour , and can vouch for the strict fidelity of the present publication . Your literary alli- ance with our much lamented friend , in consequence of vi ADVERTISEMENT .
... the trouble to peruse the original ma- nuscript of this Tour , and can vouch for the strict fidelity of the present publication . Your literary alli- ance with our much lamented friend , in consequence of vi ADVERTISEMENT .
Pagina 3
... present subject , I wrote as follows : " Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I do think , has a serious reso- lution to visit Scotland this year . The more attraction , however , the better ; and ...
... present subject , I wrote as follows : " Our friend , Mr. Samuel Johnson , is in great health and spirits ; and , I do think , has a serious reso- lution to visit Scotland this year . The more attraction , however , the better ; and ...
Pagina 5
... present I cannot enter upon it , as I am in a very great hurry , for I intend to begin my journey within an hour or two . " He was as good as his word , and threw some pleasing motives into the northern scale . But , indeed , Mr ...
... present I cannot enter upon it , as I am in a very great hurry , for I intend to begin my journey within an hour or two . " He was as good as his word , and threw some pleasing motives into the northern scale . But , indeed , Mr ...
Pagina 13
... present reign , observe , that " walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . " The peril is much abated , by the care which the magistrates have taken to enforce the city laws against ...
... present reign , observe , that " walking the streets of Edinburgh at night was pretty perilous , and a good deal odoriferous . " The peril is much abated , by the care which the magistrates have taken to enforce the city laws against ...
Pagina 15
... present mode of trial , and gave the advantage to him who is in the right . " We sat till near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that , to show all respect to the sage , she ...
... present mode of trial , and gave the advantage to him who is in the right . " We sat till near two in the morning , having chatted a good while after my wife left us . She had insisted , that , to show all respect to the sage , she ...
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