The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... shew us how much we lost at separation . As we crossed the Frith of Forth , our curiosity was at- tracted by Inch Keith , a small island , which neither of my companions had ever visited , though , lying within their view , it had all ...
... shew us how much we lost at separation . As we crossed the Frith of Forth , our curiosity was at- tracted by Inch Keith , a small island , which neither of my companions had ever visited , though , lying within their view , it had all ...
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... shews to have once flourished , and surveyed the ruins of ancient magnificence , of which even the ruins cannot long be visible , unless some care be taken to pre- serve them ; and where is the pleasure of preserving such mournful ...
... shews to have once flourished , and surveyed the ruins of ancient magnificence , of which even the ruins cannot long be visible , unless some care be taken to pre- serve them ; and where is the pleasure of preserving such mournful ...
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... shew , that it was once magnificent . Its whole plot is easily traced . On the north side of the choir , the chapter - house , which is roofed with an arch of stone , remains entire ; and on the south side c 2 WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 19.
... shew , that it was once magnificent . Its whole plot is easily traced . On the north side of the choir , the chapter - house , which is roofed with an arch of stone , remains entire ; and on the south side c 2 WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 19.
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... shew that shoes may be spared ; they are not yet considered as neces- saries of life ; for tall boys , not otherwise meanly dressed , run without them in the streets ; and in the islands the sons of gentlemen pass several of their first ...
... shew that shoes may be spared ; they are not yet considered as neces- saries of life ; for tall boys , not otherwise meanly dressed , run without them in the streets ; and in the islands the sons of gentlemen pass several of their first ...
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... shew us the way , and partly to take back from the sea - side the horses , of which they were the owners . One of them was a man of great liveliness and activity , of whom his com- panion said , that he would tire any horse in Inverness ...
... shew us the way , and partly to take back from the sea - side the horses , of which they were the owners . One of them was a man of great liveliness and activity , of whom his com- panion said , that he would tire any horse in Inverness ...
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