Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Volume 5Bigelow, Brown & Company, Incorporated, 1786 |
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... Aberdeen . Pre- scription of murder in Scotland . Mystery of the Trinity . Satisfaction of Christ . Importance of old friendships . August 23. Dr. Johnson made a burgess of Aberdeen . Dinner at Sir Alexander Gordon's . Warburton's ...
... Aberdeen . Pre- scription of murder in Scotland . Mystery of the Trinity . Satisfaction of Christ . Importance of old friendships . August 23. Dr. Johnson made a burgess of Aberdeen . Dinner at Sir Alexander Gordon's . Warburton's ...
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... Aberdeen , which place I left about a week ago . I am to set out this day for Lon- don , and hope to have the honour of paying my respects to Mr. Johnson and you , about a week or ten days hence . I shall then do what I can , to enforce ...
... Aberdeen , which place I left about a week ago . I am to set out this day for Lon- don , and hope to have the honour of paying my respects to Mr. Johnson and you , about a week or ten days hence . I shall then do what I can , to enforce ...
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... Aberdeen or Glasgow . ' This was one of the points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox . For , surely , Mr. Burke , with his other remarkable quali- ties , is also distinguished for his wit , and for wit of all kinds too ...
... Aberdeen or Glasgow . ' This was one of the points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox . For , surely , Mr. Burke , with his other remarkable quali- ties , is also distinguished for his wit , and for wit of all kinds too ...
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... Aberdeen ' . Had Dr. John- son said , ' there are no trees ' upon this line , he would have intimacy with Dr. Johnson he rarely permitted me to depart without some sententious advice . . . . His words at parting were , " Take care of ...
... Aberdeen ' . Had Dr. John- son said , ' there are no trees ' upon this line , he would have intimacy with Dr. Johnson he rarely permitted me to depart without some sententious advice . . . . His words at parting were , " Take care of ...
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... Aberdeen to - night . I know you do not admire him so much as I do ; but I cannot be in this country without making you a bow at your old place , as I do not know if I may again have an opportunity of seeing Monboddo . Besides , Mr ...
... Aberdeen to - night . I know you do not admire him so much as I do ; but I cannot be in this country without making you a bow at your old place , as I do not know if I may again have an opportunity of seeing Monboddo . Besides , Mr ...
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Aberdeen ancient asked August August 15 August 21 battle of Culloden Beattie boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast Burke called castle chief church conversation dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Errol Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour Horace Horace Walpole horse Hume Inchkenneth island isle James John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning live London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macleod Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo never night observed Piozzi Letters pleased poem Portree Prince Charles Prince Charles's escape Rasay Robertson Samuel Johnson says Scotland Sept servant shew Sir Alexander Sir Walter Scott spirit Talisker talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told took walked Walter Scott writing wrote young