 That their poverty is gradually abated, cannot be mentioned among the unpleasing consequences of subjection. They are now acquainted with money, and the possibility of gain will, by degrees, make them industrious. Such is the effect of the late regulations,...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Σελίδα 69των Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 208 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...ignoble savages among the lairds, tacksmen and tenants with whom he stayed. Somewhat sourly, he remarks that 'a longer journey than to the Highlands must...curiosity pants for savage virtues and barbarous grandeur, (p. 90). Literature and travellers' tales continued to draw visitors to Scotland in search of savage... | |
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