 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806 - 532 pàgines
...that farfamed. island, " once the luminary of the Caledonian regions," as Dr. Johnson expresses it, " whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived...benefits of knowledge and the blessings of religion." The disciples of St. Columbus, who were called Culdees, were a regular clergy, differing from the church... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pàgines
...shall quote his words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which...blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pàgines
...circumstances connected with lona. And, Sir, as to metaphorical expression, that is a great ex<• " WE were now treading that illustrious island, which...the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from I all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pàgines
...shall quote his words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing: " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which...and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind frbm all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pàgines
...The passage relates to his first landing at Icolmbkill, the antient seat of religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which...if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pàgines
...boat could not be forced very near the dry ground, and our IIighlanderu carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island. which was once the luminary of the Caledonian fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived the benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pàgines
...Our boat could not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which...if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pàgines
...Our boat could not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which...if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 440 pàgines
...shall quote his words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which...abstract the mind from all local emotion would be T t impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pàgines
...shall quote his words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which...abstract the mind from all local emotion would be T t impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws... | |
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We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion... 
