The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides. To which are Added, Volume 4J. Murray, 1835 |
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Page vii
... returning thanks to a gentleman who published a Defence ' ( 1 ) of my Journal , ( 1 ) [ " A Defence of Mr. Boswell's Journal , in a Letter to the Author of the Remarks , & c . " 1786. ] and has added to the favour by communicating his ...
... returning thanks to a gentleman who published a Defence ' ( 1 ) of my Journal , ( 1 ) [ " A Defence of Mr. Boswell's Journal , in a Letter to the Author of the Remarks , & c . " 1786. ] and has added to the favour by communicating his ...
Page 36
... returned to my house , where there met him , at dinner , the Duchess of Douglas ( 2 ) , Sir Adolphus Oughton , Lord Chief Baron [ Orde ] , Sir William Forbes , Principal Robertson , Mr. Cullen , advocate . Before dinner , he told us of ...
... returned to my house , where there met him , at dinner , the Duchess of Douglas ( 2 ) , Sir Adolphus Oughton , Lord Chief Baron [ Orde ] , Sir William Forbes , Principal Robertson , Mr. Cullen , advocate . Before dinner , he told us of ...
Page 63
... returned to the inn , where we had been entertained at dinner , and drank tea in company with some of the professors , of whose civilities I beg leave to add my humble and very grateful acknowledgment to the honourable testimony of Dr ...
... returned to the inn , where we had been entertained at dinner , and drank tea in company with some of the professors , of whose civilities I beg leave to add my humble and very grateful acknowledgment to the honourable testimony of Dr ...
Page 75
... returned for " that he would not come to a stranger . " I then gave my name , and he came . I remonstrated to him for not coming to a stranger ; and , by pre- senting him to Dr. Johnson , proved to him what a stranger might sometimes be ...
... returned for " that he would not come to a stranger . " I then gave my name , and he came . I remonstrated to him for not coming to a stranger ; and , by pre- senting him to Dr. Johnson , proved to him what a stranger might sometimes be ...
Page 91
... returned home . ( 3 ) Dr. Johnson's burgess - ticket was in these words : - " Aberdoniæ , vigesimo tertio die mensis Augusti , anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo septuagesimo tertio , in presentia honorabilium virorum , Jacobi Jopp ...
... returned home . ( 3 ) Dr. Johnson's burgess - ticket was in these words : - " Aberdoniæ , vigesimo tertio die mensis Augusti , anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo septuagesimo tertio , in presentia honorabilium virorum , Jacobi Jopp ...
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