 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pàgines
...not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pàgines
...not be forced very near the diy ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1811 - 848 pàgines
...not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To. abstract the mind... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pàgines
...not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water. , We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1812 - 500 pàgines
...of observation by Johnson, in his Tour to the Hebrides. " At last we came to Icolmkill. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, where savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pàgines
...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 emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pàgines
...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 emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 pàgines
...great many eminent men ; but such are the ravages of time and the revolutions of society, that this 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," had, when Dr. 1 Ginguene... | |
 | 1813 - 536 pàgines
...great many eminent men ; but such are the ravages of time and the revolutions of society, that this 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," had, when Dr. 1 Ginguone... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 198 pàgines
...tomb ef Howard. It may be supposed we did not halt with indifference to vie« the hallowed spot. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavourOed, and it would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of... | |
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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... 
