 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 peo.» pie of peculiar appearance; and a system of antiquated life. The clans retain little now oi... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...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 - 1801 - 432 Seiten
...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, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 Seiten
...quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated iu the Highlands, by the last conquest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late...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 Seiten
...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...retain little now of their original character ; their ferosity of temper is softened, their military ardour is extinguished, their dignity of independence... | |
 | 1816 - 658 Seiten
...generation. Nearly hulf a century ago, this keen observer of man remarked with regret,—' We came ' hither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar...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... | |
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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... 
