The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides: With Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, ...Henry Baldwin, 1785 - 524 pages |
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... Hiftory of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of fuch ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nibll eft nifi hoc fciat alter , is peculiarly true of genealogy , who would not be glad to feife a fair ...
... Hiftory of his own Times . From him the blood of Bruce flows in my veins . Of fuch ancestry who would not be proud ? And , as Nibll eft nifi hoc fciat alter , is peculiarly true of genealogy , who would not be glad to feife a fair ...
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... Hif- tory of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a lift of quack medicines fold by the fame bookfeller , by whom a work of whatever nature is published ; for it has no connection with his Hiftory , let it have ...
... Hif- tory of England , like a poor invalid on the piquet guard , or like a lift of quack medicines fold by the fame bookfeller , by whom a work of whatever nature is published ; for it has no connection with his Hiftory , let it have ...
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... Hiftory of " Scotland . " Dr. Robertson and I faid , it was a pity Lord Hailes did not write greater things . His lordship had not then published his " An- nals of Scotland . " - Johnson . " I remember I was once on a vifit at the houfe ...
... Hiftory of " Scotland . " Dr. Robertson and I faid , it was a pity Lord Hailes did not write greater things . His lordship had not then published his " An- nals of Scotland . " - Johnson . " I remember I was once on a vifit at the houfe ...
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... Hiftory of civil Society , " gives him a refpectable place in the ranks of litera- ture , was with us . As the College buildings are indeed very mean , the Principal faid to Dr. Johnson , that he must give them the fame epithet that a ...
... Hiftory of civil Society , " gives him a refpectable place in the ranks of litera- ture , was with us . As the College buildings are indeed very mean , the Principal faid to Dr. Johnson , that he must give them the fame epithet that a ...
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... Hiftory of Scotland . We furveyed that part of the palace appropriated to the Duke of Hamilton , as Keeper , in which our beautiful Queen Mary lived , and in which David Rizzio was murdered ; and alfo the State Rooms . Dr. Johnson was a ...
... Hiftory of Scotland . We furveyed that part of the palace appropriated to the Duke of Hamilton , as Keeper , in which our beautiful Queen Mary lived , and in which David Rizzio was murdered ; and alfo the State Rooms . Dr. Johnson was a ...
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