The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 5J. Murray, 1839 |
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... Lord Monboddo used to characterise it . His age , his office , and his character had long given him an acknow- ledged claim to great attention , in whatever com- pany he was ; and he could ill brook any diminution of it . He was as ...
... Lord Monboddo used to characterise it . His age , his office , and his character had long given him an acknow- ledged claim to great attention , in whatever com- pany he was ; and he could ill brook any diminution of it . He was as ...
Page 125
... Sir , can you ask me what obliges me to speak unfavourably of a country where I have been hospitably entertained ... Lord Monboddo's , after the conversation upon the decrease of learning in England , his lordship mentioned " Hermes ...
... Sir , can you ask me what obliges me to speak unfavourably of a country where I have been hospitably entertained ... Lord Monboddo's , after the conversation upon the decrease of learning in England , his lordship mentioned " Hermes ...
Page 146
... Lord Hailes's , Sir Adolphus Oughton's , Sir Alexander Dick's , Principal Robertson's , Mr. M'Laurin's , and thrice ... Monboddo , who disengaged himself on purpose to meet him ; and the evening on which we returned from Lord Elibank's ...
... Lord Hailes's , Sir Adolphus Oughton's , Sir Alexander Dick's , Principal Robertson's , Mr. M'Laurin's , and thrice ... Monboddo , who disengaged himself on purpose to meet him ; and the evening on which we returned from Lord Elibank's ...
Page 148
... Sir , " said I , " according to your account , an English judge may just live like a gentleman . " JOHNSON . " Yes ... Lord Monboddo for wearing a round hat in the country . ( 3 ) As I have been scrupulously exact in relating anecdotes ...
... Sir , " said I , " according to your account , an English judge may just live like a gentleman . " JOHNSON . " Yes ... Lord Monboddo for wearing a round hat in the country . ( 3 ) As I have been scrupulously exact in relating anecdotes ...
Page 224
... Sir , —I long to hear how you like the book ; it is , I think , much liked here ... Lord Ordinary ; and if either party is dissatisfied , he may appeal to the ... Monboddo , & c . I can ; but I cannot do as I wish 224 1775 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Sir , —I long to hear how you like the book ; it is , I think , much liked here ... Lord Ordinary ; and if either party is dissatisfied , he may appeal to the ... Monboddo , & c . I can ; but I cannot do as I wish 224 1775 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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