 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...  Lives of Scottish Poets - Seite 131von Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 378 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 Seiten
...lexicographer. Quoted in lames Boswell, Life of Dr. Johnson, entry, spring 1772(1791). 5 Norway, too, has noble prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious...Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England! SAMUEL JOHNSON, (1709-1784) British... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 404 Seiten
...2116 I would advise no man to marry, who is not likely to propagate understanding. 2117 Boswell - Life Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland...Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England. 2118 Boswell - Life Every man has... | |
 | James Boswell - 1998 - 1540 Seiten
...many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON. 'I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has nohle wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious...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... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 Seiten
...5081 Boswell - Life Norway, too. has noble wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodiglous are an afterthought. 1 1087 (of the young who served in the First World War) Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England. 5082 Boswell - Life A woman's preaching... | |
 | Andre Bernard, Clifton Fadiman - 2000 - 808 Seiten
...Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. "I believe, sir, you have a great many," said Johnson. "Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland...sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high-road that leads him to England." lì On his tour of Scotland with... | |
 | Carl Edmund Rollyson - 2005 - 321 Seiten
...safe; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON. "I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild...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... | |
 | Philip Venables - 2005 - 100 Seiten
...now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee! n Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore Song No. 9 - Act 1 Boats Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland...Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England. Boats Members [of civil service orders]... | |
 | George Rosie - 2006 - 268 Seiten
...because they are generally more hardy and less mutinous.' - Lord Harrington, Secretary-at-War, 1751 'Norway too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland...Sir, Let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England.' - Samuel Johnson, 1763 'Into our... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1844 - 774 Seiten
...in reply to his observation, that Scotland had a great many noble, wild prospects, " I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble, wild...sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the highroad that leads him to England." This was cutting enough, and Boswell... | |
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...for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON — " I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild...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... | |
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