Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... islands he should receive nothing . For what were they sold ? And what was their yearly value ? The admission of money into ... island . Sir Alexander Dick is the only Scotsman lib- eral enough not to be angry that I could not find trees ...
... islands he should receive nothing . For what were they sold ? And what was their yearly value ? The admission of money into ... island . Sir Alexander Dick is the only Scotsman lib- eral enough not to be angry that I could not find trees ...
Page 340
... island of Staffa , belonged to Macquarry of Ormaig . Its rent , including that of Staffa , £ 83 12s . 22d . -set up at £ 2178 16s . 4d . - sold for no less than £ 3,540 . The Laird of Col wished to purchase Ulva , but he thought the ...
... island of Staffa , belonged to Macquarry of Ormaig . Its rent , including that of Staffa , £ 83 12s . 22d . -set up at £ 2178 16s . 4d . - sold for no less than £ 3,540 . The Laird of Col wished to purchase Ulva , but he thought the ...
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... island , one a clergyman , and the other a physician . JOHNSON . " It is a wild scheme , Sir , unless he has a positive and deliberate invitation . There was a poor girl , who used to come about me , who had a cousin in Barbadoes , that ...
... island , one a clergyman , and the other a physician . JOHNSON . " It is a wild scheme , Sir , unless he has a positive and deliberate invitation . There was a poor girl , who used to come about me , who had a cousin in Barbadoes , that ...
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