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Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrasesAberdeen afterwards ancient appearance asked battle of Culloden believe better boat BOSWELL breakfast called castle church conversation Corrichatachin dined dinner Dr Johnson Dr Johnson observed Dr Watson Duke Dunvegan Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Flora Macdonald Garrick gave gentleman give heard Hebrides Highland honour horses humour Inchkenneth Inveraray island Isle James Boswell John King Kingsburgh knew Lady Laird Lawrence Kirk learning lived London looked Lord Monboddo lordship M'Aulay M'Kinnon M'Lean M'Leod M'Queen Macdonald Macleod main land Malcolm mentioned miles mind Monboddo morning Mull never night pleased Portree pretty Prince Charles Principal Robertson publick Rasay recollect Robertson rock Scotland servant shewed shore Sir Alexander Sir Allan spirit St Kilda stone suppose Talisker talked tell thing thought tion told took walked wish write young Popular passagesPage 334 - description. While we were there to-day, it happened oddly, that a raven perched upon one of the chimney-tops, and croaked. Then I in my turn repeated, The raven himself is hoarse. That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan, Under my battlements. Page 376 - Sir, the noblest prospect that a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to London.' This lively sarcasm was thrown out at a tavern in London, in my presence, many years before. We had with us to day at dinner, at my house, the Lady Dowager Colvill, and Lady Anne Page 44 - Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily. I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." See St John's Gospel, chap. vi. 5 3, and following verses. Page 100 - description, which Sir Joshua Reynolds has so happily illustrated, in one of his notes on our immortal poet: This castle hath a pleasant seat: the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle sense, Just as we came out of it, a raven perched on one of the chimney-tops, and croaked. Then I repeated '. . . The raven himself is hoarse. That croaks the fatal Page 296 - Just in the gate, and in the jaws of hell, Revengeful cares, and sullen sorrows dwell; And pale diseases, and repining age; Want, fear, and famine's unresisted rage; Here toils and death, and death's half-brother, sleep, Forms terrible to view, their sentry keep. DRYDEN.] 'Now,' said he, 'almost all these apply exactly to an Page 152 - There seemed to be no jealousy, no discontent among them; and the gaiety of the scene was such, that I for a moment doubted whether unhappiness had any place in Rasay. But my delusion was soon dispelled, by recollecting the following lines of my fellow-traveller: Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee! Page 320 - Had our tour produced nothing else but this sublime passage, the world must have acknowledged that it was not made in vain. The present respectable President of the Royal Society was so much struck on reading it, that he clasped his hands together, and remained for some time in an attitude of silent admiration. Page 160 - be well every where. I slept in the same room with Dr Johnson. Each had a neat bed, with tartan curtains, in an upper chamber. Monday, 13th September The room where we lay was a celebrated one. Dr Johnson's bed was the very bed in which the grandson of the unfortunate King James the Second Page 296 - Vestibulum ante ipsum, primisque in faucibus orci, Luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Pallentesque habitant Morbi, tristisque Senectus, Et Metus, et malesuada Fames, et turpis Egestas, Terribiles visu formae; Lethumque, Laborque.* References to this bookFrom other books
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