 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...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 luminary...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.... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...to his first landing at Icolmbkill, the antient seat of religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary....all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pages
...which was once the luminary of the Caledoni.in fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived the benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings...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 - 1810 - 428 pages
...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 luminary...all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...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 luminary...all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary...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... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1810 - 480 pages
...a paucity of ideas, than affectation and false taste in composition, are surely to be laughed at. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible." So says Johnson, in that truly eloquent passage,... | |
 | James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1811 - 848 pages
...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 luminary...from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...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 luminary...all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...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 luminary...all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our... | |
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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... 
