The Works of Samuel Johnson: Journey to the Hebrides. Tales of the imagination. Prayers and sermonsW. Pickering, London; and Talboys and Wheeler, Oxford, 1825 |
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... observing what I had never heard , that there were many beggars in Scotland . In Edinburgh the proportion is , I think , not less than in London , and in the smaller places it is far greater than in English towns of the same extent . It ...
... observing what I had never heard , that there were many beggars in Scotland . In Edinburgh the proportion is , I think , not less than in London , and in the smaller places it is far greater than in English towns of the same extent . It ...
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... observations seem to take away some- thing from the dignity of writing , and , therefore , are never communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of abasement and contempt . But it must be remembered , that life consists not of ...
... observations seem to take away some- thing from the dignity of writing , and , therefore , are never communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of abasement and contempt . But it must be remembered , that life consists not of ...
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... observation has reached , are not sent in vain . Inverness was the last place which had a regular com- munication by high roads with the southern counties . All the ways beyond it have , I believe , been made by the soldiers in this ...
... observation has reached , are not sent in vain . Inverness was the last place which had a regular com- munication by high roads with the southern counties . All the ways beyond it have , I believe , been made by the soldiers in this ...
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... observation , I found that my host's diction had nothing peculiar . Those High- landers that can speak English , commonly speak it well , with few of the words , and little of the tone , by which a Scotchman is distinguished . Their ...
... observation , I found that my host's diction had nothing peculiar . Those High- landers that can speak English , commonly speak it well , with few of the words , and little of the tone , by which a Scotchman is distinguished . Their ...
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... observation . With him we went to see an ancient building , called a dun or borough . It was a circular enclosure , about forty - two feet in dia- meter , walled round with loose stones , perhaps to the height of nine feet . The walls ...
... observation . With him we went to see an ancient building , called a dun or borough . It was a circular enclosure , about forty - two feet in dia- meter , walled round with loose stones , perhaps to the height of nine feet . The walls ...
Términos y frases comunes
Aberdeen ALMIGHTY Amen appear attention Boethius Boswell character charity Christ our Lord church considered crime danger death degree desire diligence Divine Dunvegan duty easily Easter Easter Day endeavour equally errour Erse eternal evil favour fear Floretta folly Fort Augustus frequently GEORGE STRAHAN grant Habit heart Hebrides Highlands honour hope human ibid imagination Inch Kenneth inhabitants inquire Inverness islands Jesus Christ labour laird laws less live Maclean mankind marriage merciful Father mind misery nature necessary neglect ness never night observations obtain opinion ourselves passions perhaps piety pleasure practice prayed prayer precepts pride publick Raasay reason received religion repentance resolutions sacrament sake of Jesus Scotland September 18 Slanes castle soul suffer supposed tacksman Taisch temptations Thee things Thou hast Thou shalt thoughts thy Holy Spirit tion truth vanity viii virtue wickedness