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" The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished, their dignity of independence is depressed, their contempt of government subdued, and their reverence for their chiefs... "
The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through England ... - Page 54
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1809
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which E?tglisti only is...
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Works, Volume 8

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which Knglish only is taught,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 432 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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The Flowers of Modern Travels: Being Elegant, Entertaining and ..., Volume 2

John Adams - 1816 - 352 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 5

1816 - 658 pages
...appearance, and a system of antiquated life: the clans re' tain little now of their original character; of what they had ' before the late conquest of their...country, there remain only ' their language and their poverty.'J In order therefore to form correct ideas of this subject, we must transfer ourselves back...
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The Eclectic Review, Volume 5; Volume 23

Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1816 - 678 pages
...system of antiquated life: the clans re* ' tain little now of their original character; of whai tiu-y had ' before the late conquest of their country, there remain only ' their language and their poverty. 'J In order therefore to form correct ideas of this subject, we must transfer ourselves back...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D.: Containing essays, tracts, and Journey

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 424 pages
...system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character ; their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished,...country, there remain only their language and their poverty. Their language is attacked on every side. Schools are erected, in which English only is taught,...
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