The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 5J. Murray, 1839 |
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... heard that our sails were very bad , and were in danger of being torn in pieces , in which case we should be driven upon the rocky shore of Col. It was very dark , and there was a heavy and incessant rain . The sparks of the burning ...
... heard that our sails were very bad , and were in danger of being torn in pieces , in which case we should be driven upon the rocky shore of Col. It was very dark , and there was a heavy and incessant rain . The sparks of the burning ...
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... heard of the dangerous sailing among the Hebrides , which is proverbial , came full upon my recollection . When I thought of those who were dearest to me , and would suffer severely , should I be lost , I upbraided myself , as not ...
... heard of the dangerous sailing among the Hebrides , which is proverbial , came full upon my recollection . When I thought of those who were dearest to me , and would suffer severely , should I be lost , I upbraided myself , as not ...
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... heard every where . By the first part , I mean so far as it appears that Burnet himself was actually engaged in what he was told ; and this may be easily distinguished . " Captain M'Lean censured Burnet , for his high praise of ...
... heard every where . By the first part , I mean so far as it appears that Burnet himself was actually engaged in what he was told ; and this may be easily distinguished . " Captain M'Lean censured Burnet , for his high praise of ...
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... heard very distinctly ; so each of them talked in his own way , and at the same time . Mr. M'Lean said , he had a confutation of Bayle , by Leibnitz . JOHNSON . " A confutation of Bayle , Sir ! What part of Bayle do you mean ? The ...
... heard very distinctly ; so each of them talked in his own way , and at the same time . Mr. M'Lean said , he had a confutation of Bayle , by Leibnitz . JOHNSON . " A confutation of Bayle , Sir ! What part of Bayle do you mean ? The ...
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... heard of such instances , but never saw one before . Mrs. M'Sweyn was a decent old gen- tlewoman . She was dressed in tartan , and could speak nothing but Erse . She said , she taught Sir James M'Donald Erse , and would teach me soon ...
... heard of such instances , but never saw one before . Mrs. M'Sweyn was a decent old gen- tlewoman . She was dressed in tartan , and could speak nothing but Erse . She said , she taught Sir James M'Donald Erse , and would teach me soon ...
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