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Excerpt from The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D, Vol. 2 of 5: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides; A New With Numerous Additions and Notes
Frith of Forth - Inch Keith - Kinghorn - Cupar - Composition of Parliament - Influence of Peers - St. Andrews - Literature and Patronage - Writing and Conversation - Change of Manners - Drinking and Smoking - The Union - St. Rule's Chapel - John Knox - Retirement from the World - Dinner with the Professors - Subscription of Articles - Latin Grace Sharp's Monument - St. Salvador's - Dinner to the Professors - Instructions for Composi tion - Supper at Dr. Watson's - Uncertainty of Memory - Observance of Sunday - Trees in Scotland - Leuchars - Transubstantiation - Literary Property - Montrose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.