...die wilde Schönheit Schottlands aufmerksam machte, tat Dr. Johnson den charakteristischen Ausspruch: „The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England".2) Ueberhaupt kann das Verhältnis zwischen England und Schottland im achtzehnten Jahrhundert...

...prospects. 'Sir,' said Johnson, 'I believe you have a great many noble wild prospects. Norway too has some noble wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, I believe the noblest prospect that a Scotsman ever sees is the road which leads him to England!' We...

...little by this, Mr. Ogilvie then took new ground, where, I suppose, he thought himself perfectly safe; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble...believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has nohle wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let...

...British power. Earnestly recorded by his Scottish biographer, Doctor Johnson famously quipped that 'the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!''9 For many Scots like Boswell the linguistic and literary equivalent of that high road was...

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...Scotland had a great many noble wild prospects. "I believe, sir, you have a great many," said Johnson. "Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland...noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high-road that leads him to England." lì On his tour of Scotland with Boswell, Johnson visited the...

...he could discuss in London and with men who, like Smith, had anticipated his advice by coming south: The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England.14'' Johnson was impatient to meet people he was unlikely to come across, to find common AGE...

...it is not so much to be lamented that England is lost as that the Scotch have found it." Mr. Ogilvie observed that Scotland had a great many noble, wild...noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road that leads him to England !" Of education in Scotland he said : " Their learning is like...

...little by this, Mr. Ogilvie then took a new ground, where, I suppose he thought himself perfectly safe; for he observed, that Scotland had a great many noble...me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman sees, is the high road that leads him to England!" This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar...

...said to Ogilvie, in reply to his observation, that Scotland had a great many noble, wild prospects, " 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." This was cutting enough, and Boswell remembered it ; for he afterwards...