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Page 17
We were enclosed by a natural wall , rising steep on every side to a height which
produced the idea of insurmountable confinement . The interception of all lateral
light caused a dismal gloom . Round us was a perpendicular rock , above us the
...
We were enclosed by a natural wall , rising steep on every side to a height which
produced the idea of insurmountable confinement . The interception of all lateral
light caused a dismal gloom . Round us was a perpendicular rock , above us the
...
Page 26
In discussing these exceptions from the course of 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 ...
In discussing these exceptions from the course of 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 ...
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Natural philosophy is now one of the favourite studies of the Scottish nation , and
Lough Ness well deserves to be diligently examined . The road on which we
travelled , and which was itself a source of entertainment , is made along the rock
...
Natural philosophy is now one of the favourite studies of the Scottish nation , and
Lough Ness well deserves to be diligently examined . The road on which we
travelled , and which was itself a source of entertainment , is made along the rock
...
Page 36
Regions mountainous and wild , thinly inhabited , and little cultivated , make a
great part of the earth , and he that has never seen them , must live unacquainted
with much of the face of nature , and with one of the great scenes of human ...
Regions mountainous and wild , thinly inhabited , and little cultivated , make a
great part of the earth , and he that has never seen them , must live unacquainted
with much of the face of nature , and with one of the great scenes of human ...
Page 56
... has continued for two hundred years , and is still subsisting between Macleod
of Raasay , and Macdonald of Sky , in consequence of which , the survivor
always inherits the arms of the deceased ; a natural memorial of military
friendship .
... has continued for two hundred years , and is still subsisting between Macleod
of Raasay , and Macdonald of Sky , in consequence of which , the survivor
always inherits the arms of the deceased ; a natural memorial of military
friendship .
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| Title | The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Cowie, 1825 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2009 |
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