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" There is no tracing the connection of ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. "
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 271
by James Boswell - 1785 - 524 pages
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...accounts of favage nations, 'which accounts they had from the favages themfelves. What can the M'Craas tell about themfelves a thoufand years ago ? There...countries, you may be fure that the inhabitants of tfach have been the T fame fame people ; that is' to fay, if you find the languages a good deal the...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...accounts of favage nations, which accounts they had from the favages themfelves. What can the M'Craas tell about themfelves a thoufand years ago ? There...language in diftant countries, you may be fure that the inha- • bitants of each have been the fame people ; that is to fay, if you find the languages a good...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.

James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...accounts they had from the savages themselves. What can the M" Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? There is no tracing the connection of...nations, but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. If you find the same...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...accounts they had from the savages themselves. What can the M'Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? There is no tracing the connection of ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore J am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. If you...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...had from the savages themselves. What can the M'Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? 3 There is no tracing the connection of ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. If you find the same...
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Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pages
...had from the savages themselves. What can the M'Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? 3 racter of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man? I am disappointed by th sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. If you find the same...
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Poems Selected from the Works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns, Alexander Melville Bell - 1876 - 184 pages
...rational study of language was little understood. Dr. Johnson had had the sagacity to observe that 'there is no tracing the connection of ancient nations but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations.' This last sentence...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1884 - 544 pages
...accounts they had from the savages themselves. What can the M'Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? ' There is no tracing the connection of...ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore I 1 " What can the M'Craas tell of themselves a thousand years ago ? " More than the Doctor would suppose....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1884 - 814 pages
...accounts they had from the savages themselves. What can the M'Craas tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? ' There is no tracing the connection of...ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore I 1 " What can the M'Craas tell of themselves a thousand years ago ? " More than the Doctor would suppose....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: And the Journal of His Tour to ..., Volume 5

James Boswell - 1885 - 454 pages
...accounts they had from the savages themselves. What can the Macraes tell about themselves a thousand years ago ? There is no tracing the connection of...nations, but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations. If you find the same...
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