 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm...willingly look out upon them from Slanes Castle.' Johnson's Works, ix. 1 5, V. — 8 was H4 Lord Errors surgeon. [August 34. was stout, and wonderfully... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence must enjoy all the terrific grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm...happen, I may say, without violation of humanity, that I would willingly look out upon them from Slanes Castle. When we were about to take our leave, our departure... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 246 pages
...?' Civil War, by S. Daniel, B. III. St. 62—69. enjoy all the terrific grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm;...willingly look out upon them from Slanes Castle." P. 36. END OF VOL. I. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 3 9015 01192 2575 ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. 1 would not for my amusement wish for a storm; but as storms, whether wished or not, will sometimes hap., pen, I may say, without violation of humanity, that I should willingly look out upon them from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrific grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm...or not, will sometimes happen, I may say, without viola• tion of humanity, that I should willingly look out upon them from Slancs Castle. When we were... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - 1813 - 382 pages
...spectator. I would not, for my individual amusement, wish for a storm ; but as storms, whether wished for or not, will sometimes happen, I may say, without violation of humanity, I should willingly look upon them from the summit of this vertex, and enjoy the magic scene of seeing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm;...whether wished or not, will sometimes happen, I may suy, without violation of humanity, that I should willingly look out upon them from Slanes Castle.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 510 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrific grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm...humanity, that I should willingly look out upon them from Slane's Castle. When we were about to- take oar leave, our departure wa* prohibited by the countess,... | |
 | James Mitchell - Scotland - 1825 - 798 pages
...Norway, and when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrific grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement wish for a storm...storms, whether wished or not, will sometimes happen, 1 may say, without violation of humanity, that I should willingly look out upon them from Slanes Castle.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...Norway, and, when the winds beat with violence, must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not, for my amusement, wish for a storm ; but, as stormsi.whether wished or not, will sometimes happen, I may say, without violation of humanity, that... | |
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From the windows the eye wanders over the sea that separates Scotland from Norway, and when the winds beat with violence must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean. I would not for my amusement... 
