The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 50
... tion of our journey ; but we had no reason to complain of the interruption . We saw in every place , what we chiefly desired to know , the manners of the people . We had company , and if we had chosen retirement , we might have had ...
... tion of our journey ; but we had no reason to complain of the interruption . We saw in every place , what we chiefly desired to know , the manners of the people . We had company , and if we had chosen retirement , we might have had ...
Page 63
... tion , and we were often obliged to alight , because the ground could not be trusted . In travelling this watery flat , I perceived that it had a visible declivity , and might without much expence or difficulty be drained . But diffi ...
... tion , and we were often obliged to alight , because the ground could not be trusted . In travelling this watery flat , I perceived that it had a visible declivity , and might without much expence or difficulty be drained . But diffi ...
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... tion to all that was worthy of observation . With him we went to see an ancient building , called a dun or borough . It was a circular enclosure , about forty - two feet in dia- meter , walled round with loose stones , perhaps to the ...
... tion to all that was worthy of observation . With him we went to see an ancient building , called a dun or borough . It was a circular enclosure , about forty - two feet in dia- meter , walled round with loose stones , perhaps to the ...
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... tion of her vivacity , and with little reason to accuse time of depredations on her beauty . In the islands , as in most other places , the inhabitants are of different rank , and one does not encroach here upon another . Where there is ...
... tion of her vivacity , and with little reason to accuse time of depredations on her beauty . In the islands , as in most other places , the inhabitants are of different rank , and one does not encroach here upon another . Where there is ...
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... tion . These tacks , or subordinate possessions , were long considered as hereditary , and the occupant was distin- guished by the name of the place at which he resided . He held a middle station , by which the highest and the lowest ...
... tion . These tacks , or subordinate possessions , were long considered as hereditary , and the occupant was distin- guished by the name of the place at which he resided . He held a middle station , by which the highest and the lowest ...
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