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" It is a pity to see Lord Monboddo publish such notions as he has done: a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it; we should only laugh; but when a wise man does it we are sorry. Other people have strange... "
The Popular Science Monthly - Page 337
1904
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 546 pages
...doing it ; we fhould only laugh ; but when a wife man does it, we are forry. Other people have ftrange notions ; but they conceal them. If they have tails,...them ; but Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a iquir-rel."—- 4 fhall here put down fome more remarks of Dr. Johnfon's on Lord-Monboddo, which wereuot...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...doing it ; we fhould only Jaugh ; but when a wife man. does it, we are forry. Other people have ftrange notions ; but they conceal them. If they have tails, they hide them; butMonboddo is as jealous of his tail as afquirrel." — I fhall here put down fome more remarks of...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...such notions as he has done ; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it ; we should only laugh ; but when...Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a squirrel.' I shall here put down some more remarks of Dr. Johnson's on Lord Monboddo, which were not made exactly...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Hebrides - 1786 - 478 pages
...doing it ; we fhould only laugh ; but when a wife man does it, we are forry. Other people have ftrange notions ; but they conceal them. If they have tails,...them ; but Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a fquirrel." — I fhall here put down fome more remarks of Dr. Johnfon's on Lord Monboddo, which were...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1807 - 496 pages
...such notions as he has done ; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it ; we should only laugh ; but when...they conceal them. If they have tails, they hide them ; bat Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a squirrel." — I shall here put down some more remarks...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1810 - 438 pages
...such notions as he has done; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it; we should only laugh; but when...strange notions; but they conceal them. If they have * This word is commonly used to signify sullenly, gloomily ; and in that sense alone it appears in...
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The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays, Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 424 pages
...such notions as he has done ; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it ; we should only laugh; but when...Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a squirrel." BOSWELL'S JOURNAL, 3d Edit. p. 99. * This story (says Lord M.) is 10 well attested, that I think it...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1813 - 484 pages
...such notions as he has done ; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would belittle ma fool doing it; we should only laugh ; but when a wise...Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a squirrel." — I shall here put down some V more remarks of Dr. Johnson's on Lord Monboddo, which were not made...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1813 - 492 pages
...such notions as he has done ; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would be little in a fool doing it; we should :only laugh; but when a wise man does it, we are sowy. Other people have strange notions ; but they conceal them. If they have tails, they hide them...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...such notions as he has done; a man of sense, and of so much elegant learning. There would he little in a fool doing it; we should only laugh: but when...Monboddo is as jealous of his tail as a squirrel." I shall here put down some more remarks of Dr. Johnson's on Lord Monboddo, which were not made exactly...
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