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 Christian Ambassador - Page 3191869Full view - About this book
| Donald Campbell - Adventure and adventurers - 1801 - 374 pages
...visiting the famous island of lona, or Colombkill, he says—" We •were now treading that illustrious island which was once the luminary of the Caledonian...barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would be impossible if it were... | |
| English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...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 - 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... | |
| Henry Kett - Books and reading - 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1807 - 496 pages
...sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian...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 - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...Sir, as to metaphorical expression, that is a great ex<• " WE were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian...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 - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...landing at Icolmbkill, the antient seat of religion and learning. "We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary. of the Caledonian...withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1810 - 438 pages
...sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing : " WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian...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... | |
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