 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 páginas
...words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing: — ' We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 páginas
...in the buildings of Jcolmkill. Whether it is now inhabited we could not stay to inquire. We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1801 - 374 páginas
...;—describing his emotions on visiting the famous island of lona, or Colombkill, he says—" We •were now treading that illustrious island which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 páginas
...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...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 páginas
...connected with lona. And, Sir, as to metaphorical expression, that is a great ex<• " WE were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from I all local emotion... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 páginas
...relates to his first landing at Icolmbkill, the antient seat of religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 páginas
...luminary of the Caledoni.in fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived the benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion vfonld be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 páginas
...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...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 páginas
...words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 páginas
...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...whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would... | |
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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... 
