The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... natural , in traversing this gloom of desolation , to inquire , whether something may not be done to give nature a more cheerful face ; and whether those hills and moors that afford heath , cannot , with a little care and labour , bear ...
... natural , in traversing this gloom of desolation , to inquire , whether something may not be done to give nature a more cheerful face ; and whether those hills and moors that afford heath , cannot , with a little care and labour , bear ...
Page 152
... nature , and new modes of life . More time would have given us a more distinct view , but it was necessary that Mr. Boswell should return before the courts of justice were opened ; and it was not proper to live too long upon hospitality ...
... nature , and new modes of life . More time would have given us a more distinct view , but it was necessary that Mr. Boswell should return before the courts of justice were opened ; and it was not proper to live too long upon hospitality ...
Page 154
... nature than it had ever been my chance to hear before . The streams which ran across the way from the hills to the main current , were so frequent , that after a while I be- gan to count them ; and , in ten miles , reckoned fifty - five ...
... nature than it had ever been my chance to hear before . The streams which ran across the way from the hills to the main current , were so frequent , that after a while I be- gan to count them ; and , in ten miles , reckoned fifty - five ...
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... nature has taught to dip the wing in water . This lake discharged its superfluities by a stream which entered a dark cleft of the mountain on the northern side , and fell with dreadful noise from precipice to precipice till it was heard ...
... nature has taught to dip the wing in water . This lake discharged its superfluities by a stream which entered a dark cleft of the mountain on the northern side , and fell with dreadful noise from precipice to precipice till it was heard ...
Page 166
... nature could bestow , and pitied those whom fate had excluded from this seat of tranquillity , as the sport of chance and the slaves of misery . Thus they rose in the morning and lay down at night , pleased with each other and with ...
... nature could bestow , and pitied those whom fate had excluded from this seat of tranquillity , as the sport of chance and the slaves of misery . Thus they rose in the morning and lay down at night , pleased with each other and with ...
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