 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...  Worthies of the world, a series of historical and critical sketches, ed. by ... - Page 106edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1880 - 362 pages
...perf ectly safe ; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON : ' I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too,...ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England ! ' This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause." Boswell's comment, by the way,... | |
 | Authors, English - 1880 - 556 pages
...compatriot of Boswell's, who claimed for his country a great many "noble wild prospects," Johnson replied, " I believe, sir, you have a great many ; Norway, too,...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 " Caledonia,"... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 604 pages
...gentleman present praising 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 nerves were... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - Anecdotes - 1882 - 638 pages
...great many noble wild prospects. Johnson thereupon "tossed him," as Boswell called it, as follows : " I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too,...noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the highroad that leads him to England ! " Lord Eldon's answer to Boswell, who asked him to define taste,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1884 - 742 pages
...himself perfectly safe ; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. JOHNSON. " I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too,...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 who admire... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pages
...for he observed that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. Upon this descended JOHNSON : "I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too,...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 he left... | |
 | Enchiridion - English wit and humor - 1884 - 288 pages
...country, which, he remarked, had a great many noble, wild prospects. " I believe, sir," said Johnson, "you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble, wild...noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road that leads him to England." Signs of the Times. Somebody, lamenting the state of the country,... | |
 | James Macaulay - Biography & Autobiography - 1884 - 164 pages
...safe in saying that Scotland had a great many noble, wild prospects. " I believe, sir," said Johnson, "you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble, wild...me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman can see is the high road that leads him to England," a sally which set all the company in a roar. *... | |
 | Manchester Literary Club - English literature - 1884 - 536 pages
...observation, that Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects, will perhaps bear repetition : " I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too,...prospects. But, sir, let me tell you the noblest prospect a Scotchman ever sees is the highroad that leads him to England." He lost no opportunity of exercising... | |
 | Samuel Andrews (M.A.) - English literature - 1884 - 312 pages
...— the many noble ' prospects ' (fine views) which one could have in it — Johnson replied, ' Sir, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road to England.' The national prejudice was sometimes expressed with an extravagance in which there was... | |
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