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The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through England ... - Page 33
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1809
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pages
...gain the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the Englim pronunciation. I prefented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and mould not be pleafed to think that fhe forgets me. In the evening the fotdieftf, whom we had pafled...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pages
...nymph. " They never adverted (faid he) that I had no choice in the matter. I have faid that I prefented her with a book which I happened to have about me." — And what was this book? — My readers, prepare your features for merriment. It was Cocker's Aritbttutick...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...nymph. " They never adverted (faid he) that I had no choice in the matter. -I have faid that I prefented her with a book which I happened to have about me." — And what was this book ? My readers, prepare your features for merriment. It was Cocker's Aritbmetick !...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...Highland nymph. 'They never adverted (said he) that I had no choice in the matter. I have said that I presented her with a book which I happened to have about me.' And what was this book ? My readers, prepare your features for merriment. It was Cocker's Arithmctick!...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the Englijt) pronunciation. I prefented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and fhould not be plealed to think that fhe forgets me. In the evening the foldiers, whom we had pafled...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the Englijh pronunciation. I prefented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and fhould not be pleafed to think that llie forgets me. In the evening the foldiers, whom we had pafied...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the Englifh pronunciation. I prelented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and fhould not be pleafed to think that fhe forgets me. In the evening the foldkrs, whom we had pr.ffed...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...I honoured her country by coming to survey it. She had been at Inverness to gain the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the English...pleased to think that she forgets me. In the evening the solders, whom we had passed on the road, came to spend at our inn the little money that we had given,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...the common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the Englijh pronunciation. I prefented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and mould not be pleafed to think that Ihe forgets me. In the evening the fuldiers, whom we had pafled...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...common female qualifications, and had, like her father, the En'" glifli pronunciation. I prefented her with a book, which I happened to have about me, and fhould not be pleafed to think that Ihe forgets me. In the evening the foldiers, whom we had pafled...
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