 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 - Page 131by Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...safe; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON. " I believe, sir, anner as the shopkeeper sells his goods. No shopkeeper sells a yard of rib i'a remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect... | |
 | 1914 - 964 pages
...form of Johnson's retort on poor Ogilvie and his "noble, wild prospects" of Scotland: "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 to England." This, as the reader will see, is plastic language,... | |
 | 1844 - 778 pages
...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 Boswe\\... | |
 | James Boswell - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...noble wild prospects. JOHNSOK. " I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, Has noble 192 193 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 328 pages
...gentleman's remark, that Scotland has 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 unexpetced and pointed sally,"... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 374 pages
...; 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... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...safe; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON. " I believe, Sir, distant, or the future, predominate over the present,...friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us in Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England ! " ! This unexpected and pointed sally... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 588 pages
...To this Johnson replied with much earnestness :— 302 LIFE AND TIMES OF 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 withering gibe was received with... | |
 | William Keddie - Literature - 1854 - 400 pages
...speaking of grand scenery, that Scotland had a great many wild prospects. "Yes, sir," said Johnson, " I believe you have a great many. Norway, too, has...noblest prospect which a Scotsman ever sees is the high road that leads him to London." " I admit," rejoined Ogilvie, " that the hist prospect is a very... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 512 pages
...that Scotland had a great many noble wild ' prospects." " I believe, sir," said Johnson, upon this, "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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