 | James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pagina’s
...obfervations. " There, faid I, is a mountain like a cone." — Jobnfon. " No, Sir. It would be called fo in a book ; and when a man comes to look at it, he fees it is not fo. It is indeed pointed at the top ; but one fide of it is larger than the other."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pagina’s
...Glensheal, with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought in the year 1719. Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild ntiture as he could see ; but he Corrected me sometimes in my inaccurate observations. — " There,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pagina’s
...Glensheal ', with prodigious mountains on each side. We aw where (he battle was fought, in the year 1719. Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...sometimes in my inaccurate observations. " There," taid I, " is a mountain like a cone." JOHN*». " No, sir. It would be called so in i book ; and wheu... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pagina’s
...Glensheal ', with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought, in the year 1719. aa he could see ; but he corrected me sometimes in my inaccurate observations. " There," said I, "... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pagina’s
...Glensheal ', with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought, in the year 1719. Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...sir. It would be called so in a book ; and when a man conies to look at it, he sees it is not so. It is indeed pointed at the top ; but one side of it is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pagina’s
...Glensheal, with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought, in the year 1719.' Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...like a cone." JOHNSON. " No, Sir, it would be called BO in a book ; and when a man comes to look at it, he sees it is not so. It is indeed pointed at the... | |
 | 1879 - 348 pagina’s
...Glensheal,with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought in the year 1719. Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...Johnson: " No, sir. It would be called so in a book, but when a man comes to look at it he sees it is not so. It is indeed pointed at the top, but one side... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 pagina’s
..."There," said I, "is a mountain like a cone." Johnson : " No, sir. It would be called so in a book, but when a man comes to look at it he sees it is not so....is indeed pointed at the top, but one side of it is lar<rer than the other." — Boswell. I knew by habit — and my ear always expected it — that •Whatever... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 544 pagina’s
...Glensheal, with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought, in the year 1719.' Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...nature as he could see ; but he corrected me sometimes my in inaccurate observations. " There," said I, " is a mountain like a cone." JOHNSON. "No, Sir, it... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 814 pagina’s
...Glensheal, with prodigious mountains on each side. We saw where the battle was fought, in the year 1719.' Dr. Johnson owned he was now in a scene of as wild...nature as he could see ; but he corrected me sometimes my in inaccurate observations. " There," said I, " is a mountain like a cone." JOHNSON. " No, Sir,... | |
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No, sir. It would be called so in a book ; and when a man comes to look at it, he sees it is not so. It is indeed pointed at the top; but one side of it is larger than the other. 
