...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 England!" This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause. After all, however, those,...

...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 England«. 8. We spoke of Rolt, to whose 'Dictionary of Commerce' Dr. Johnson wrote the preface. Johnson....

...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 England." Though Boswell makes a slight remonstrance about the " rude grandeur of Nature" as seen in...

...Scotch scenery, Johnson uttered his bitter gibe, " Sir, let me tell you that the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England." In the same month Johnson and Boswell met again at the " Mitre." The latter confessed his...

...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 England." "An unexpected and pointed sally," Boswell calls it, and rewarded with a roar of applause....

...with him to the Calton HiH and " he would see a noble prospect" Then came the memorable answer — " Sir, the noblest prospect that a Scotchman ever sees is the high road which takes him to London. Scotch learning," be said, " is like bread in a besieged town, every man...

...district over which he is to diffuse civility and happiness. — Life. April 7, 1778. A Nobie Pros- The noblest prospect that a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to London. — Life. July 6, 1763. The wudom of Providence has given no man ability to do much, that something...

...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 England." Johnson said he had lately been a long while at Lichfiekl, but had grown very weary before...

...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 England ! " This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause. After all, however, those...

...for prodigious noble wild prospects. But Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England ! " ' Boswell's Life efjohnsm, \. 425. Scruples : ' DR. JOHNSON ridiculed a friend who, looking...