once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge and the blessings of religion." The steamer anchors off Port St Ronain, in front of the village, a row of about forty thatchedhouses... Oliver and Boyd's Scottish tourist - Page 342by Oliver and Boyd messrs - 1860Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...more forcibly than I am capable of doing:— ' We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...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... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 558 pages
...more forcibly than I am capable of doing :— "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...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 be... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...now inhabited we could not stay to inquire. We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...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... | |
| Donald Campbell - Adventure and adventurers - 1801 - 374 pages
...island of lona, or Colombkill, he says—" We •were now treading that illustrious island which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would be impossible if it were... | |
| Henry Kett - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1805 - 340 pages
...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... | |
| John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1806 - 532 pages
...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...our Highlanders 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 roving barba.riansderived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides - 1807 - 496 pages
...more forcibly than I am capable of doing: " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind frbm all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1807 - 496 pages
...more forcibly than I am capable of doing: " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence...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... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary.of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving...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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