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'I dare say you are by this time sensible that things are pretty much the same, as when Buchanan complained of being born solo et seculo inerudito. Let me hear of you, and be persuaded that none of your admirers is more sincerely devoted to you, than, Dear Sir, Your most obedient, And most humble servant, 'ELIBANK. Dr. Johnson, on the following Tuesday, answered for both of us, thus:
I dare say you are by this time sensible that things are pretty much the same, as when Buchanan complained of being born solo et seculo inerudito. Let me hear of you, and be persuaded that none of your admirers is more sincerely devoted to you, than, Dear Sir, Your most obedient, And most humble servant, ELIBANK. Dr Johnson, on the following Tuesday, answered for both of us, thus: My Lord,
Once I translate John's Lallan, for I cannot do it justice, being born Britannis in montibus, indeed, but alas! inerudito saeculo once, in the days of his good dog, he had bought some sheep in Edinburgh, and on the way out, the road being crowded, two were lost. This was a reproach to John, and a slur upon the dog; and both were alive to their misfortune.
Once I translate John's Lallan, for I cannot do it justice, being born BRITANNIS IN MONTIBUS, indeed, but alas! INERUDITO SAECULO once, in the days of his good dog, he had bought some sheep in Edinburgh, and on the way out, the road being crowded, two were lost. This was a reproach to John, and a slur upon the dog; and both were alive to their misfortune.
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