The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 9
... expected , with an organ . At our inn we did not find a reception such as we thought proportionate to the commercial opulence of the place ; but Mr. Boswell desired me to observe that the innkeeper was an Englishman , and I then ...
... expected , with an organ . At our inn we did not find a reception such as we thought proportionate to the commercial opulence of the place ; but Mr. Boswell desired me to observe that the innkeeper was an Englishman , and I then ...
Page 10
... expected to grow gradually rougher ; but they were hitherto by no means incommodious . We tra- velled on with the gentle pace of a Scotch driver , who , having no rivals in expedition , neither gives himself nor his horses unnecessary ...
... expected to grow gradually rougher ; but they were hitherto by no means incommodious . We tra- velled on with the gentle pace of a Scotch driver , who , having no rivals in expedition , neither gives himself nor his horses unnecessary ...
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... expected in every country , where there is no great frequency of travellers . The ruins of the cathedral of Elgin afforded us another proof of the waste of reformation . There is enough yet remaining to shew , that it was once ...
... expected in every country , where there is no great frequency of travellers . The ruins of the cathedral of Elgin afforded us another proof of the waste of reformation . There is enough yet remaining to shew , that it was once ...
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... expected from the Fall of Fiers . The river having now no water but what the springs supply , shewed us only a swift current , clear and shallow , fretting over the asperities of the rocky bot- tom ; and we were left to exercise our ...
... expected from the Fall of Fiers . The river having now no water but what the springs supply , shewed us only a swift current , clear and shallow , fretting over the asperities of the rocky bot- tom ; and we were left to exercise our ...
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... expected to bring , must precipitate an impetuous and tremendous flood . I suppose the way by which we went is at this time impas- sable . GLENSHEALS . The lough at last ended in a river broad and shallow like the rest , but that it may ...
... expected to bring , must precipitate an impetuous and tremendous flood . I suppose the way by which we went is at this time impas- sable . GLENSHEALS . The lough at last ended in a river broad and shallow like the rest , but that it may ...
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