Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL. D., 1773McGraw-Hill, 1961 - 520 pages |
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Page 106
... Highland army till after the battle of Culloden . As he narrated the particulars of that unlucky but brave and generous attempt , I several times burst into tears . There is a certain association of ideas in my mind upon that subject ...
... Highland army till after the battle of Culloden . As he narrated the particulars of that unlucky but brave and generous attempt , I several times burst into tears . There is a certain association of ideas in my mind upon that subject ...
Page 126
... Highland gentleman ; of a stout well - made person , well- proportioned ; a manly countenance browned with the weather , but a ruddiness in his cheeks , a good way up which his rough beard extended ; a quick lively eye , not fierce in ...
... Highland gentleman ; of a stout well - made person , well- proportioned ; a manly countenance browned with the weather , but a ruddiness in his cheeks , a good way up which his rough beard extended ; a quick lively eye , not fierce in ...
Page 219
... Highland implement which it is said was introduced by the Romans . It consists of two circular whinstones like iron plates , roughened by having holes made in them by a pickaxe . These stones are placed one above another . In the centre ...
... Highland implement which it is said was introduced by the Romans . It consists of two circular whinstones like iron plates , roughened by having holes made in them by a pickaxe . These stones are placed one above another . In the centre ...
Contents
APPENDIX Correspondence between Boswell and Lord Elibank | 405 |
TOPOGRAPHICAL SUPPLEMENT | 452 |
INDEX | 489 |
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