 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 σελίδες
...am capable of doing: — ' We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 σελίδες
...could not stay to inquire. We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 σελίδες
...now treading that illustrious island, which was onee the luminary of the Caledonian regions, where savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessingsof religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 σελίδες
...now treading that illustrious island, which was onee the luminary of the Caledonian regions, where savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessingsof religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 σελίδες
...carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806 - 532 σελίδες
...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 - 526 σελίδες
...that is a great ex<• " WE were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from I all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 σελίδες
...religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary. of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 σελίδες
...carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 σελίδες
...carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and 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... 
