The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the western islands of ScotlandJ. Buckland [and 40 others], 1787 - English literature |
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... suffered , or fuppofed to be fuffered , by any private man , or fingle community , was local and temporary , it neither spread far , nor lafted long . The nation looked on with little care , because there did not feem to be much danger ...
... suffered , or fuppofed to be fuffered , by any private man , or fingle community , was local and temporary , it neither spread far , nor lafted long . The nation looked on with little care , because there did not feem to be much danger ...
Page 126
... they fo loudly complain of suffering . That the fame vengeance involves the innocent and guilty is an evil to be lamented , but human caution 5 caution cannot prevent it , nor human power always redrefs 126 TAXATION NO TYRANNY .
... they fo loudly complain of suffering . That the fame vengeance involves the innocent and guilty is an evil to be lamented , but human caution 5 caution cannot prevent it , nor human power always redrefs 126 TAXATION NO TYRANNY .
Page 162
... suffer a minifter to govern , and fo lax of attention , and timorous of oppofition , that he was not able to govern for himself . With this character James quietly faw the Dutch invade our commerce ; the French grew every day stronger ...
... suffer a minifter to govern , and fo lax of attention , and timorous of oppofition , that he was not able to govern for himself . With this character James quietly faw the Dutch invade our commerce ; the French grew every day stronger ...
Page 169
... suffer real or imaginary grievances , and therefore many will be diffatisfied . This was , perhaps , the reason why several colonies had their beginning in the reign of Charles the Second . The Quakers wil- lingly fought refuge in ...
... suffer real or imaginary grievances , and therefore many will be diffatisfied . This was , perhaps , the reason why several colonies had their beginning in the reign of Charles the Second . The Quakers wil- lingly fought refuge in ...
Page 228
... suffer . Poverty , or the want of riches , is generally " compenfated by having more hopes , and fewer " fears , by a greater fhare of health , and a more " exquifite relifh of the fmalleft enjoyments , than " those who poffefs them are ...
... suffer . Poverty , or the want of riches , is generally " compenfated by having more hopes , and fewer " fears , by a greater fhare of health , and a more " exquifite relifh of the fmalleft enjoyments , than " those who poffefs them are ...
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againſt almoft becauſe caufe coaft confequence confidered confifts curiofity defign defire deftroyed difcovered diftant eafily English evil fafe faid fame fays fecurity feems feen feldom felves fent fettled fettlement feven fhall fhew fhips fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon French ftand ftate ftill ftones ftrength fubject fubordination fuch fuffered fufficient fupplied fuppofed fupport furely fyftem happineſs Hebrides Highlands himſelf houfe houſe Inch Kenneth increafing inhabitants intereft Inverness iſlands itſelf labour laft laird land laſt lefs Maclean minifter moſt muft muſt nation neceffary neceffity never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions parliament perhaps pleafing pleaſure poffeffion poffible pofition Port Egmont prefent publick puniſhment queftion Raafay raiſed reafon refidence refolved reprefented Scotland ſeems ſmall Spaniards ſtate Sublime thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion told univerfal uſe vifit whofe
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Page 204 - Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.
Page 207 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Page 56 - ... with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy; the rest languished in tents and ships, amidst damps and putrefaction; pale, torpid, spiritless and helpless; gasping and groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopeless misery; and were at last whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without notice and without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholesome stations, where courage is useless, and enterprise impracticable, fleets...
Page 141 - The time is now come, in which every Englishman expects to be informed of the national affairs ; and in which he has a right to have that expectation gratified. For, whatever may be urged by ministers, or those whom vanity or interest make the followers of ministers, concerning the necessity of confidence in our...
Page 457 - ... it if he had it; but whence could it be had? It is too long to be remembered, and the language formerly had nothing written. He has doubtless inserted names that circulate in popular stories, and may have translated some wandering ballads, if any can be found; and the names, and some of the images being recollected, make an inaccurate auditor imagine, by the help of Caledonian bigotry, that he has formerly heard the whole.
Page 458 - A Scotchman must be a very sturdy moralist, who does not love Scotland better than truth: he will always love it better than inquiry; and if falsehood flatters his vanity, will not be very diligent to detect it.
Page 241 - The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it...
Page 357 - Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well I know not ; for here I first conceived the thought of this narration.
Page 225 - It is a cordial administered by the gracious hand of providence, of which they ought never to be deprived by an ill-judged and improper education.
Page 413 - Length of life is distributed impartially to very different modes of life in very different climates ; and the mountains have no greater examples of age and health than the...