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Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. A journey to the Western islands of ... - Page 273
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, Volumes 1-2

Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a fyftem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of...their original character, their ferocity of temper is foftened, their military ardour is extinguifhed, their dignity of independence is depreffed, their...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 52

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...extinguiflied, their dignity of, independence' independence is deprefled, their contempt of government fubdued, and their reverence for their chiefs abated. Of what they had before the late conqueft of their country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 39

Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a .people of peculiar appearance, and a fyllem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character, their fejocity of temper is foftened, their military ardour is extinguiilicd, their dignity of independence...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a fyftem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of...their original character; their ferocity of temper is foftened, their military ardour is extinguifhed, their dignity of independence is deprefled, their...
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The Flowers of Modern Travels: Being Elegant, Entertaining and ..., Volume 2

John Adams - 1792 - 332 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a fyftem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of...their original character ; their ferocity of temper is foftencd, their military ardour is extinguifhed> their dignity of independence is deprefled, their...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...is extinguifhed, their dignity of independence is deprefled, thei* contempt of government fubdued, and their reverence for their chiefs abated. Of what they had before the late conqusft of their country, there remain only their Ian-. guage and their poverty. Their language is...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...conquest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to see what we expected,— a peo.» pie of peculiar appearance; and a system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now oi their original character.) thcixkro* city of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and afyftem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of...their original character ; their ferocity of temper is foftened, their military ardour is extinguifhed, their dignity of independence is deprefled, their...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...laws. We came thither too late to fee what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a fyftem of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of...their original character ; their ferocity of temper is foftened, their military ardour is ex* tinguifhed, their dignity of independence is deprefled, their...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...operated iu the Highlands, by the last conquest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance,...their original character ; their ferocity of temper is soft«ued, their military ardour is extinguished, their dignity of independence is depressed, their...
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