The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... themselves hither the young nymphs of the mountains and valleys are sent for education , and as far as my obser- vation has reached , are not sent in vain . INVERNESS . Inverness was the last place which had a 22 A JOURNEY TO THE.
... themselves hither the young nymphs of the mountains and valleys are sent for education , and as far as my obser- vation has reached , are not sent in vain . INVERNESS . Inverness was the last place which had a 22 A JOURNEY TO THE.
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... mountains have red deer , but they came not within view ; and if what is said of their vigilance and subtlety be true , they have some claim to that palm of wisdom , which the eastern philosopher , whom Alexander interrogated , gave to ...
... mountains have red deer , but they came not within view ; and if what is said of their vigilance and subtlety be true , they have some claim to that palm of wisdom , which the eastern philosopher , whom Alexander interrogated , gave to ...
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... mountains , covered with trees , rise at once on the left hand and in the front . We desired our guides to shew us the Fall , and dismounting , clambered over very rugged crags , till I began to wish that our curiosity might have been ...
... mountains , covered with trees , rise at once on the left hand and in the front . We desired our guides to shew us the Fall , and dismounting , clambered over very rugged crags , till I began to wish that our curiosity might have been ...
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... mountains into one channel , struggling for ex- pansion in a narrow passage , exasperated by rocks rising in their way , and at last discharging all their violence of waters by a sudden fall through the horrid chasm . The way now grew ...
... mountains into one channel , struggling for ex- pansion in a narrow passage , exasperated by rocks rising in their way , and at last discharging all their violence of waters by a sudden fall through the horrid chasm . The way now grew ...
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... mountains , there are stags , roebucks , goats , and rabbits . We did not perceive that this tract was possessed by human beings , except that once we saw a corn - field , in which a lady was walking with some gentlemen . Their house ...
... mountains , there are stags , roebucks , goats , and rabbits . We did not perceive that this tract was possessed by human beings , except that once we saw a corn - field , in which a lady was walking with some gentlemen . Their house ...
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