 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...  The Picture of Scotland - Page 4061828Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...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 luminary of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Donald Campbell - Adventure and adventurers - 1801 - 374 pages
...emotions on visiting the famous island of lona, or Colombkill, he says—" We •were now treading that illustrious island which was once the luminary of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...first landing at Icolmbkill, the antient seat of religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary. of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 378 pages
...were now treading that illustrious island. which was once the luminary of the Caledoni.in fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...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 of...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from... | |
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