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Page 15
We came in the afternoon to Slanes Castle , built upon the margin of the sea , so
that the walls of one of the towers seem only a continuation of a perpendicular
rock , the foot of which is beaten by the waves . To walk round the house seemed
...
We came in the afternoon to Slanes Castle , built upon the margin of the sea , so
that the walls of one of the towers seem only a continuation of a perpendicular
rock , the foot of which is beaten by the waves . To walk round the house seemed
...
Page 18
... if he allows himself to wish for fresher air . These diminutive observations seem
to take away something from the dignity of writing , and therefore are never
communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of 18 A JOURNEY TO THE.
... if he allows himself to wish for fresher air . These diminutive observations seem
to take away something from the dignity of writing , and therefore are never
communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of 18 A JOURNEY TO THE.
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It seems to be part of the despicable philosophy of the time to despise
monuments of sacred magnificence , and we are in danger of doing that
deliberately , which the Scots did not do but in the unsettled state of an imperfect
constitution .
It seems to be part of the despicable philosophy of the time to despise
monuments of sacred magnificence , and we are in danger of doing that
deliberately , which the Scots did not do but in the unsettled state of an imperfect
constitution .
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T Elgin seems a place of little trade , and thinly inhabited . The episcopal cities of
Scotland , I believe , generally fell with their churches , though some of them have
since recovered by a situation convenient for commerce . Thus Glasgow ...
T Elgin seems a place of little trade , and thinly inhabited . The episcopal cities of
Scotland , I believe , generally fell with their churches , though some of them have
since recovered by a situation convenient for commerce . Thus Glasgow ...
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The soldiers seem to have incorporated afterwards with the inhabitants , and to
have peopled the place with an English race ; for the language of this town has
been long considered as peculiarly elegant . Here is a castle , called the castle of
...
The soldiers seem to have incorporated afterwards with the inhabitants , and to
have peopled the place with an English race ; for the language of this town has
been long considered as peculiarly elegant . Here is a castle , called the castle of
...
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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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