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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, With Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides With Samuel Johnson L L D Author:James Boswell General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1810 Original Publisher: Inskeep and Bradford Subjects: Hebrides (Scotland) Scotland Hebrides History / Europe / Great Britain Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Travel / Europe / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This ... more »is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Thursday, 19th August. We rose much refreshed. I had with me a map of Scotland, a Bible, which was given me by Lord Mount- stuart when we were together in Italy, and Ogden's Sermons on Prayer. Mr. Nairne introduced us to D/. Watson, whom we found a well-informed man, of very amiable manners. Dr. Johnson, after they were acquainted, said, " I take great delight in him." -- His daughter, a very pleasing young lady, made breakfast. Dr. Watson observed, that Glasgow University had fewer home students, since trade increased, as learning was rather incompatible with it. -- Johnson. " Why, sir, as trade is now carried on by subordinate hands, men in trade have as much leisure as others; and now learning itself is a trade. A man goes to a bookseller, and gets what he can. We have done with patronage. In the infancy of learning, we find some great man praised for it. This diffused it among others. When it becomes general, an authour leaves the great, and applies to the multitude." -- Boswell. " It is a shame that au- thours are not now better patronized." -- Johnson. " No, sir. If learning cannot support a man, if he must sit with his hands across till somebody feeds him, it is as to him a bad thing, and it is better as it is. With patronage, what flattery ! what falsehood! While a man is in equilibrio, he throws truth among the multitude, and lets them take it a...« less