Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL. D., 1773McGraw-Hill, 1961 - 520 pages |
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Page 57
... honour to meet your lordship in London , that I should see you at Monboddo . " After dinner , as the ladies were going away , Mr. Johnson would stand up . He insisted that good breeding was of great consequence in society . " Tis ...
... honour to meet your lordship in London , that I should see you at Monboddo . " After dinner , as the ladies were going away , Mr. Johnson would stand up . He insisted that good breeding was of great consequence in society . " Tis ...
Page 190
... honour , or the honour of your family , is restored , as much as it can be by a duel . That it would be cowardly to make a man renew the combat when you know that you have the advantage of him . " I doubt the justice of my fellow ...
... honour , or the honour of your family , is restored , as much as it can be by a duel . That it would be cowardly to make a man renew the combat when you know that you have the advantage of him . " I doubt the justice of my fellow ...
Page 398
... honour to the founder of a family of any standing , would perhaps be a matter of some difficulty . The true state of the present case is this : the MacLeod family consists of two different branches : the MacLeods of Lewis , of which I ...
... honour to the founder of a family of any standing , would perhaps be a matter of some difficulty . The true state of the present case is this : the MacLeod family consists of two different branches : the MacLeods of Lewis , of which I ...
Contents
APPENDIX Correspondence between Boswell and Lord Elibank | 405 |
TOPOGRAPHICAL SUPPLEMENT | 452 |
INDEX | 489 |
Copyright | |
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