The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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... Scotland said , that he heard he was the greatest man in England , ―next to Lord Mansfield . " Aye , Sir , ( said he , ) the exception defined the idea . A Scotchman could go no farther : The force of Nature could no farther go ...
... Scotland said , that he heard he was the greatest man in England , ―next to Lord Mansfield . " Aye , Sir , ( said he , ) the exception defined the idea . A Scotchman could go no farther : The force of Nature could no farther go ...
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... Scotland to two lions , the one saturated with his belly full , and the other prowling for prey . But the test he offered to prove , that Scotland , though it had learning enough for common life , yet had not sufficient for the dignity ...
... Scotland to two lions , the one saturated with his belly full , and the other prowling for prey . But the test he offered to prove , that Scotland , though it had learning enough for common life , yet had not sufficient for the dignity ...
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... Scotland , ” instead of " I come from Scotland ; " so that Johnson's saying , " That , Sir , is what a great many of your countrymen cannot help , " had no point , or even meaning : and that upon this being men- tioned to Mr ...
... Scotland , ” instead of " I come from Scotland ; " so that Johnson's saying , " That , Sir , is what a great many of your countrymen cannot help , " had no point , or even meaning : and that upon this being men- tioned to Mr ...
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... Scotland . JOHNSON . " That a country may be mapped , it must be travelled over . ' " Nay , ( said I , meaning to laugh with him at one of his prejudices , ) can't you say , it is not worth mapping ? " 99 • As we walked to St. Clement's ...
... Scotland . JOHNSON . " That a country may be mapped , it must be travelled over . ' " Nay , ( said I , meaning to laugh with him at one of his prejudices , ) can't you say , it is not worth mapping ? " 99 • As we walked to St. Clement's ...
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... Scotland ; and confirmed to me the authenticity of his witty saying on the learning of the Scotch ; - " Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal . " " There is ( said he ...
... Scotland ; and confirmed to me the authenticity of his witty saying on the learning of the Scotch ; - " Their learning is like bread in a besieged town : every man gets a little , but no man gets a full meal . " " There is ( said he ...
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