The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 60
... to qualify him for judging what would deserve or gain the attention of mankind . The mode of life which was familiar to himself , he did not suppose unknown to others , nor imagined that he could give pleasure by 60 A JOURNEY TO THE.
... to qualify him for judging what would deserve or gain the attention of mankind . The mode of life which was familiar to himself , he did not suppose unknown to others , nor imagined that he could give pleasure by 60 A JOURNEY TO THE.
Page 72
... pleasure from it , and I hope have given him no reason to repent it . The weather was now almost one continued storm , and we were to snatch some happy intermission to be conveyed to Mull , the third island of the Hebrides lying about a ...
... pleasure from it , and I hope have given him no reason to repent it . The weather was now almost one continued storm , and we were to snatch some happy intermission to be conveyed to Mull , the third island of the Hebrides lying about a ...
Page 82
... pleasure can feed or starve , can give bread or withhold it . This inherent power was yet strengthened by the kindness of consan- guinity , and the reverence of patriarchal authority . The laird was the father of the clan , and his ...
... pleasure can feed or starve , can give bread or withhold it . This inherent power was yet strengthened by the kindness of consan- guinity , and the reverence of patriarchal authority . The laird was the father of the clan , and his ...
Page 87
... pleasure to conceive a little nation gathering its fruits and tending its herds with fearless confidence , though it lies open on every side to in- vasion , where , in contempt of walls and trenches , every man sleeps securely with his ...
... pleasure to conceive a little nation gathering its fruits and tending its herds with fearless confidence , though it lies open on every side to in- vasion , where , in contempt of walls and trenches , every man sleeps securely with his ...
Page 107
... pleasure arose from the dread of winter , the expectation of spring , the caprices of their chiefs , and the motions of the neighbour- ing clans ; where there was neither shame from ignorance , nor pride in knowledge ; neither curiosity ...
... pleasure arose from the dread of winter , the expectation of spring , the caprices of their chiefs , and the motions of the neighbour- ing clans ; where there was neither shame from ignorance , nor pride in knowledge ; neither curiosity ...
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