The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 34
... labour of climbing ; for to climb is not always necessary : but because that which is not mountain is commonly bog , through which the way must be picked with caution . Where there are hills , there is much rain , and the torrents ...
... labour of climbing ; for to climb is not always necessary : but because that which is not mountain is commonly bog , through which the way must be picked with caution . Where there are hills , there is much rain , and the torrents ...
Page 35
... conceive rocks , and heath , and waterfalls ; and that these journeys are useless labours , which neither impregnate the imagination , nor enlarge the understanding . It is true , that of far the D 2 WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 35.
... conceive rocks , and heath , and waterfalls ; and that these journeys are useless labours , which neither impregnate the imagination , nor enlarge the understanding . It is true , that of far the D 2 WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 35.
Page 55
... labour , have been hewn almost into a regular flight of steps ; and as there are no other landing places , I considered this rug- ged ascent as the consequence of a form of life inured to hardships , aud therefore not studious of nice ...
... labour , have been hewn almost into a regular flight of steps ; and as there are no other landing places , I considered this rug- ged ascent as the consequence of a form of life inured to hardships , aud therefore not studious of nice ...
Page 60
... labour , let it be supposed , that half as many might be permitted to stay at home . The whole number will then be nine hundred , or nine to a square mile ; a degree of populous- ness greater than those tracts of desolation can often ...
... labour , let it be supposed , that half as many might be permitted to stay at home . The whole number will then be nine hundred , or nine to a square mile ; a degree of populous- ness greater than those tracts of desolation can often ...
Page 67
... labour . Within the great circle were several smaller rounds of wall , which formed distinct apartments . Its date and its use are unknown . Some suppose it the original seat of the chiefs of the Macleods . Mr. Macqueen thought it a ...
... labour . Within the great circle were several smaller rounds of wall , which formed distinct apartments . Its date and its use are unknown . Some suppose it the original seat of the chiefs of the Macleods . Mr. Macqueen thought it a ...
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