The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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Pagina 16
... Highland custom . Dr. Johnson would not partake of it ; but , being desirous to do honour to the modes " of other times , " drank some water out of the shell . In the forenoon Dr. Johnson said , " it would re- quire great resignation to ...
... Highland custom . Dr. Johnson would not partake of it ; but , being desirous to do honour to the modes " of other times , " drank some water out of the shell . In the forenoon Dr. Johnson said , " it would re- quire great resignation to ...
Pagina 18
... Highland address ; for as soon as we arrived , he said , with a spirited familiarity , " Now , Col , if you could get us a dish of tea . " Dr. Johnson and ĺ had each an excellent bedchamber . We had a dis- pute which of us had the best ...
... Highland address ; for as soon as we arrived , he said , with a spirited familiarity , " Now , Col , if you could get us a dish of tea . " Dr. Johnson and ĺ had each an excellent bedchamber . We had a dis- pute which of us had the best ...
Pagina 21
... Highland landlords , who let their substantial tenants leave them , are infatuated ; for the poor small tenants cannot give them good rents , from the very nature of things . They have not the means of raising more from their farms ...
... Highland landlords , who let their substantial tenants leave them , are infatuated ; for the poor small tenants cannot give them good rents , from the very nature of things . They have not the means of raising more from their farms ...
Pagina 25
... Highland treaty made upon a very memorable occasion . Maclean , the son of John Gerves [ one of the ancient lairds ] , who recovered Col , and conquered Barra , had obtained , it is said , from James 11. , a grant of the lands of ...
... Highland treaty made upon a very memorable occasion . Maclean , the son of John Gerves [ one of the ancient lairds ] , who recovered Col , and conquered Barra , had obtained , it is said , from James 11. , a grant of the lands of ...
Pagina 33
... Highland tradition . We did not sit down to dinner till between six and seven . We lived plentifully here , and had a true welcome . In such a season , good firing was of no small importance . The peats were excellent , and burned ...
... Highland tradition . We did not sit down to dinner till between six and seven . We lived plentifully here , and had a true welcome . In such a season , good firing was of no small importance . The peats were excellent , and burned ...
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