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The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through England ... - Page 36
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1809
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, Volumes 1-2

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 280 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, ncfs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fattain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a Jammer hut, in which a herdfman had relied in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his. own weaknefs, and meditation fliews him only hew little he can fuilain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces of inhabitants, except, perhaps, arude pile of clods called a fummer hut,. in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable iesfons....
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger; the evils of dereliction rush! upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted...inhabitants, except, perhaps, a rude pile of clods • failed a summer hut, in which a herdsman had rested in the favourable seasons. Whoever had been...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...unwillingly acquainted" with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him, only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There' were no traces...inhabitants, except perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...unwillingly acquainted with his own weaknefs, and meditation fhews him only how little he can fuftain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces...inhabitants, exc.ept perhaps a rude pile of clods called a fummer hut, in which a herdfman had refted in the favourable feafons. Whoever had been in the place...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts ; man is made unwillingly acquainted...rude pile of clods, called a summer hut, in which a herdsman had rested in the favourable seasons. Whoever had been in the place where I then sat, unprovided...
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Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. A journey to the Western islands of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want, and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness, and meditation shows him only how little he can sustain, and how little he can perform. There were no traces of inhabitants,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...powers. The phantoms which haunt a desert are want,- and misery, and danger ; the evils of dereliction rush upon the thoughts; man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness, and tneditatioq shows him only how little he can sustain, and how little he can perform. There were no...
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