 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 strani
...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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 strani
...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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 - 1792 - 258 strani
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 strani
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 strani
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 strani
...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 strani
...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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We came thither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now of their original character, their ferocity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished, their... 
