The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, Relative to the Tour, and Never Before Published ; a Series of His Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books : with and Authentick Account of the Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II, in the Year 1746T. Cadwell and W. Davies, 1807 - 460 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afterwards ancient appearance asked believe better boat BOSWELL breakfast called castle church conversation Corrichatachin dined dinner Duke Dunvegan Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gave gentleman give heard Hebrides Highland honour horse humour Icolmkill Inchkenneth Inverary Inverness island isle JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird learning lived Lochbuy London looked Lord Lord Monboddo M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod main land Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo morning Mull never night obliged observed opinion passed pleased Portree pretty Prince Charles Principal Robertson publick Rasay recollect sail Samuel Johnson Sconser Scotland servant shew shore Sir Allan spirit stones suppose sure Talisker talked tell thing thought tion Tobermorie told took walked Whig wish write young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 359 - The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full...
Seite 117 - This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve By his loved mansionry, that the heaven's breath Smells wooingly here: no jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle: Where they most breed and haunt...
Seite 355 - Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by...
Seite 103 - What are these, So wither'd, and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the inhabitants o...
Seite 344 - We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity...
Seite 277 - Live, while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live, while you live, the sacred preacher cries, And give to GOD each moment as it flies.
Seite 26 - Partridge, with a contemptuous sneer; "why, I could act as well as he myself. I am sure if I had seen a ghost I should have looked in the very same manner, and done just as he did. And then, to...
Seite 87 - ... to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other.
Seite 18 - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Seite 401 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects , and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England' !' This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause.