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Page 113
He that goes into the Highlands with a mind naturally acquiescent , and a
credulity eager for wonders , may come back with an opinion very different from
mine ; for the inhabitants , knowing the ignorance of all strangers in their
language and ...
He that goes into the Highlands with a mind naturally acquiescent , and a
credulity eager for wonders , may come back with an opinion very different from
mine ; for the inhabitants , knowing the ignorance of all strangers in their
language and ...
Page 137
gling with some obstruction or other , and our vexation was not balanced by any
gratification of the eye or mind . We were now long enough acquainted with hills
and heath to have lost the emotion that they once raised , whether pleasing or ...
gling with some obstruction or other , and our vexation was not balanced by any
gratification of the eye or mind . We were now long enough acquainted with hills
and heath to have lost the emotion that they once raised , whether pleasing or ...
Page 140
Sir Allan had a mind to trace the foundations of the college , but neither I nor Mr.
Boswell , who bends a keener eye on vacancy , were able to perceive them . Our
attention , however , was sufficiently engaged by a venerable chapel , which ...
Sir Allan had a mind to trace the foundations of the college , but neither I nor Mr.
Boswell , who bends a keener eye on vacancy , were able to perceive them . Our
attention , however , was sufficiently engaged by a venerable chapel , which ...
Page 168
... imagining that he had now made himself acquainted with his disease of mind ,
was in hope of curing it by counsel , and officiously sought an opportunity of
conference , which the prince , having long considered him as one whose
intellects ...
... imagining that he had now made himself acquainted with his disease of mind ,
was in hope of curing it by counsel , and officiously sought an opportunity of
conference , which the prince , having long considered him as one whose
intellects ...
Page 170
This first beam of hope , that had been ever darted into his mind , rekindled youth
in his cheeks , and doubled the lustre of his eyes . He was fired with the desire of
doing something , though he knew not yet with distinctness , either end or ...
This first beam of hope , that had been ever darted into his mind , rekindled youth
in his cheeks , and doubled the lustre of his eyes . He was fired with the desire of
doing something , though he knew not yet with distinctness , either end or ...
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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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