The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that…

Samuel Johnson
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The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England. ✨ Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 6 July 1763)
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The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England. ✨ Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 6 July 1763)

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