Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 152
... Scotland . To Boswell's surprise , Johnson expressed a desire to visit them . " My father , " he said , " put Martin's account of those is- lands into my hands when I was very young , and I was highly pleased with it . I was ...
... Scotland . To Boswell's surprise , Johnson expressed a desire to visit them . " My father , " he said , " put Martin's account of those is- lands into my hands when I was very young , and I was highly pleased with it . I was ...
Page 218
... Scotland from August 14 to November 22 , 1773. Boswell , who boasted that he ran half over London to fix a date correctly , fixes the first date incorrectly in his Life . During their tour , he says , Johnson was " respectfully enter ...
... Scotland from August 14 to November 22 , 1773. Boswell , who boasted that he ran half over London to fix a date correctly , fixes the first date incorrectly in his Life . During their tour , he says , Johnson was " respectfully enter ...
Page 219
... Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry ; and if falsehood flatters his vanity , will not be very diligent to detect it . " This vexed the Scotch , particularly James Mac- pherson . But when all has been ...
... Scotland better than truth ; he will always love it better than enquiry ; and if falsehood flatters his vanity , will not be very diligent to detect it . " This vexed the Scotch , particularly James Mac- pherson . But when all has been ...
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