 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.  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - 439 ページSamuel Johnson 著 - 1817 - 504 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Donald Campbell - 1801 - 374 ページ
...;—describing his emotions on visiting the famous island of lona, or Colombkill, he says—" We •were now treading that illustrious island which was once the...barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would be impossible if it were... | |
 | 1811 - 626 ページ
...inspire, is absorbed in a yet higher and more sacred sentiment. " To abstract the mind, says Johnson, from all local emotion, would be impossible if it...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Far from me and from my friends be that frigid philosophy, which would conduct us unmoved, over any... | |
 | 1805 - 570 ページ
...needless to transcribe it. Mr. M. every where feels the full force of Johnson's observation, that ' to abstract the mind from all local emotion would...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible ;' and never ' with frigid philosophy passes indifferent and unmoved over any ground, which has been... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 ページ
...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 ページ
...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 ページ
...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 - 496 ページ
...words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the...blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 ページ
...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...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.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 ページ
...words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing: " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the...and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind frbm all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 ページ
...not be forced very near the dry ground, and our IIighlanderu carried us over the water. We were now treading that illustrious island. which was once the luminary of the Caledonian fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived the benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings... | |
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