The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... nature , the first question is , whether the fact be justly stated . That which is strange is delightful , and a pleasing errour is not willingly detected . Accuracy of narration is not very common , and there are so few rigidly ...
... nature , the first question is , whether the fact be justly stated . That which is strange is delightful , and a pleasing errour is not willingly detected . Accuracy of narration is not very common , and there are so few rigidly ...
Page 35
... Nature from her care , and disinherited of her favours , left in its original elemental state , or quickened only with one sullen power of useless vegetation . It will very readily occur , that this uniformity of barren- ness can afford ...
... Nature from her care , and disinherited of her favours , left in its original elemental state , or quickened only with one sullen power of useless vegetation . It will very readily occur , that this uniformity of barren- ness can afford ...
Page 36
... nature , and with one of the great scenes of human existence . As the day advanced towards noon , we entered a narrow valley not very flowery , but sufficiently verdant . Our guides told us , that the horses could not travel all day ...
... nature , and with one of the great scenes of human existence . As the day advanced towards noon , we entered a narrow valley not very flowery , but sufficiently verdant . Our guides told us , that the horses could not travel all day ...
Page 87
... festal show ; and committing their cattle to the care of those whom age or nature has dis- abled , engaged the enemy with that competition for hazard and for glory , which operate in men that fight WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 87.
... festal show ; and committing their cattle to the care of those whom age or nature has dis- abled , engaged the enemy with that competition for hazard and for glory , which operate in men that fight WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 87.
Page 104
... nature generally bestows . In the Erse it is called Taisch ; which signifies likewise a spectre , or a vision . I know not , nor is it likely that the Highlanders ever examined , whether by Taisch , used for Second Sight , they mean the ...
... nature generally bestows . In the Erse it is called Taisch ; which signifies likewise a spectre , or a vision . I know not , nor is it likely that the Highlanders ever examined , whether by Taisch , used for Second Sight , they mean the ...
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