 There was perhaps never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated in the Highlands, by the last conquest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 405di Samuel Johnson - 1825Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pagine
...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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pagine
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pagine
...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... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 332 pagine
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pagine
...fingers conveyed it to their mouths. There was perhaps never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pagine
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pagine
...never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated iu the Highlands, by the last conquest, and the subsequent...their original character ; their ferocity of temper is soft«ued, their military ardour is extinguished, their dignity of independence is depressed, their... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pagine
...fingers conveyed it to their mouths. * There was, perhaps, never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated...retain little now of their original character ; their ferosity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished, their dignity of independence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pagine
...fingers conveyed it to their mouths. There was perhaps never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated in the Highlands, by the last conq uest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to sea what we expected, a people of peculiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pagine
...fingers conveyed it to their mouths. There was perhaps never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated in the Highlands,' by the last conqiicst, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar... | |
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