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" A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. "
The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Italies of British Travellers : an Annotated ... - Page 14
edited by - 1996 - 554 pages
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...he acquired a fortune as master. VOL. I. N A journey to Italy was once in h\s thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...a man who had nothing else but his parts." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...nothing else but his parti." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He Ťaid, "A man who hať not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...in a man who had nothing else but his parti." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, "A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...son, a journey to Italy was still in the doctor's thoughts. He said, " A man who has not ecnin It aly is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is, to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...a man who had nothing else but his parts." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 16

1821 - 372 pages
...son, a journey to Italy was still in the doctor's thoughts. He said, " A man who has not eenin It aly is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is, to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - 1822 - 458 pages
...man who/ had nothing else but his parts." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The London Magazine, Volume 8

1823 - 696 pages
...some time, fed his expectations with the prospect of a journey to Italy. " A man," said Johnson, " who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and ...

Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...view the wall of China. I am serious, sir." A journey to Italy was once in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean....
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