 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...to attend to the noble prospect from the Castle-hill, he replied, ' 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.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...prospects. JOHNSON. ' I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects , and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild...Caledonia. On Saturday, July 9, I found Johnson surrounded with a numerous levee, but have not preserved any part of his conversation. On the I4th we had another... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...prospects. JOHNSON. " I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild...Caledonia. On Saturday, July 9, I found Johnson surrounded with a numerous levee, but have not preserved any part of his conversation. On the 14th we had another... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...prospects. JOHNSON. ' I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild...Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England1 !' This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause. After all, however, those,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...a great many : Norway, too, has noble 'wild ' prospects, and Lapland is remarkable for pro' digious noble wild prospects ; but, Sir, let me ' tell you, the noblest prospect which a Sc,otch' man ever saw, is the high-road that leads him to ' England." Mr Arthur Lee mentioned. some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...to attend to the noble prospect from the Castle-hill, he replied, " 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.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...prospects. JOBNSON. " I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild...Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scocthman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England !" This unexpected and pointed, sally... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...prospects. JOHNSON. " I believe, sir, you have a great many : Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild...sees, is the high road that leads him to England." Johnson said he had lately been a long while at Lichfield, but had grown very weary before he left... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell yon, the noblest prospect which a Scocthman ever sees, it the high road that leads him to England !" This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applanse. After all, however, those who admire the rude grandenr of Nature, cannot deny it to Caledonia.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...prospects. JOHNSON. " 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 yon, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England."... | |
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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... 
