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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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'the noblest prospect
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which a Scotchman ever sees' On 6 July 1763, at the Mitre Tavern, the Rev. John Ogilvie was unwise enough to praise, in Dr *Johnson's presence, the noble and wild scenic prospects of his native Scotland. He received the withering rejoinder that 'the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England'.
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