Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... Hebrides : " Had I not Dr. Johnson to contemplate , I should have sunk into dejection but his firmness supported me . I looked at him as a man , whose head is turning giddy at sea , looks at a rock . " The years following the tour to ...
... Hebrides : " Had I not Dr. Johnson to contemplate , I should have sunk into dejection but his firmness supported me . I looked at him as a man , whose head is turning giddy at sea , looks at a rock . " The years following the tour to ...
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... Hebrides , in conse- quence of which I had the pleasure of a more frequent correspondence with him . TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . DEAR SIR , My operations have been hindered by a cough ; at least I flatter myself , that if my cough had not ...
... Hebrides , in conse- quence of which I had the pleasure of a more frequent correspondence with him . TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . DEAR SIR , My operations have been hindered by a cough ; at least I flatter myself , that if my cough had not ...
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... Hebrides : see Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland , A ( Johnson ) Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides , A ( Pen- nant ) , 386-387 Tour through Sicily and Malta , A ( Brydone ) , 252 , 293 Towers , Joseph , 244 , 454 ...
... Hebrides : see Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland , A ( Johnson ) Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides , A ( Pen- nant ) , 386-387 Tour through Sicily and Malta , A ( Brydone ) , 252 , 293 Towers , Joseph , 244 , 454 ...
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