Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LL. D.: Now First Published from the Original ManuscriptViking Press, 1936 - 435 pages |
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Page 113
... Isle of Skye . We were shown the land of Moidart where Prince Charles first landed . That stirred my mind . We reached the shore of Armadale before one . Sir Alexander came down and received us . He was in tartan clothes . My lady stood ...
... Isle of Skye . We were shown the land of Moidart where Prince Charles first landed . That stirred my mind . We reached the shore of Armadale before one . Sir Alexander came down and received us . He was in tartan clothes . My lady stood ...
Page 217
... Isle of Skye . Coll , though he had come into Skye with intention to be at Dunvegan and pass a consid- erable time in the island , most politely resolved first to conduct us to Mull and then to return to Skye . This was a very fortunate ...
... Isle of Skye . Coll , though he had come into Skye with intention to be at Dunvegan and pass a consid- erable time in the island , most politely resolved first to conduct us to Mull and then to return to Skye . This was a very fortunate ...
Page 229
... Isle of Skye farmer's wife . It is curious to see people , though ever so much removed from each other in the general system of their lives , come close together on a particu- lar point which is common to each . ( I could illustrate ...
... Isle of Skye farmer's wife . It is curious to see people , though ever so much removed from each other in the general system of their lives , come close together on a particu- lar point which is common to each . ( I could illustrate ...
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Allan Maclean appearance asked boat Boswell Boswell's breakfast called Campbell castle Coirechatachan Coll's conversation Crossapoll dinner Donald drank Duke Dunvegan Edinburgh edition English entertained Erse father Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman heard Hebrides Highland honour horses Icolmkill Inchkenneth Inveraray island Isle of Skye James James Boswell John Journal Journey kind King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird land learning letter lived Loch London looked Lord Lord Monboddo Macdonald Mackinnon Maclean MacLeod Macqueen mentioned miles mind Miss Monboddo morning Mull never night omitted passage pleased Portree pretty Prince Principal Robertson printed Tour published Tour Raasay rock Rorie Samuel Johnson Sconser Scotland Sir Alexander Sir Allan Skye stone supper suppose Talisker talked tell things thought tion told took Ullinish walked words write wrote young Coll