The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3G. Dearborn, 1835 |
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... present laird , or his grandfather , nor could I have any temptation to such a renuncia- tion from either of them . I acknowledge the benefit of being chief of a clan is in our days of very little significancy , and to trace out the ...
... present laird , or his grandfather , nor could I have any temptation to such a renuncia- tion from either of them . I acknowledge the benefit of being chief of a clan is in our days of very little significancy , and to trace out the ...
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... present state of the place . Friday , Sept. 9. - We visited the waterfall , which is very high , aud in rainy weather very copious - There is a reservoir made to supply it - In its fall , it Ings , exactly conformable to the Precepts of ...
... present state of the place . Friday , Sept. 9. - We visited the waterfall , which is very high , aud in rainy weather very copious - There is a reservoir made to supply it - In its fall , it Ings , exactly conformable to the Precepts of ...
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... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cul- tivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cul- tivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 11 |
Letters to Boswell c Religious Festivals and PilgrimagesDeath of GoldsmithGreek | 40 |
CHAPTER III | 69 |
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