The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 - Authors, English |
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Page 240
... Scotland , " cried Davies , roguishly . " Mr. Johnson ( said I ) I do indeed come from Scotland , but I cannot help it . " I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light plea- santry to sooth and conciliate him , and not as ...
... Scotland , " cried Davies , roguishly . " Mr. Johnson ( said I ) I do indeed come from Scotland , but I cannot help it . " I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light plea- santry to sooth and conciliate him , and not as ...
Page 518
... Scotland has undergone , in consequence of the blessings of liberty and internal peace . " * Mr. Knox , another native of Scotland , who has since made ine same tour , and published an account of it , is equally liberal . " I have read ...
... Scotland has undergone , in consequence of the blessings of liberty and internal peace . " * Mr. Knox , another native of Scotland , who has since made ine same tour , and published an account of it , is equally liberal . " I have read ...
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... Scotland better than truth , " saying , " All of them , -nay not all , but droves of them , would come up , and attest any thing for the honour of Scotland . " He also persevered in his wild * Of his " Journey to the Western Islands of ...
... Scotland better than truth , " saying , " All of them , -nay not all , but droves of them , would come up , and attest any thing for the honour of Scotland . " He also persevered in his wild * Of his " Journey to the Western Islands of ...
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