 Raasay has little that can detain a traveller, except the laird and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a seat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a delightful contrariety of images. Without is the...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Pagina 260door Samuel Johnson - 1811Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pagina’s
...• • • Vi'. ' "^ /• . but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a feat of hofpitality, amidft the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling ftorm: within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance. In Raafay, if I could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pagina’s
...and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a feat of hofpitality, ainidfl the windc and waters, fills the imagination wi.th a delightful...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling fiorm : within is plenty and elegance,' beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance. In Raafay, if I... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 pagina’s
...fubject. In finifhing his defcription of Raafay, he fays, page 149, " Such a feat of hofpitality, amidft the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling ftorm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance." Page 154, " A Highland... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pagina’s
...the laird and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a feat of hofpitality, amidft the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling ftorm : within is plenty and dcgance, beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance. WESTERN ISLANDS, &c.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pagina’s
...the laird and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a feat of hofpitality, amidft the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling ftorm : within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance. In Raafay, if I could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pagina’s
...wants no auxiliaries Such a fer>t of hofpitality, amidil tfce winds and waters, fill* the imagin \tion with a delightful contrariety of images — without...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling ftorm : within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the fong and . the dance. In Raafay, if I... | |
 | 1794 - 542 pagina’s
...barrenéis and inclemency of weather without doors, in language lefs (uperb than the following : — " without, is the rough ocean and the rocky land ; the beating billows, and the howling ftormb : — within, is plenty and elegance ; beauty and gaity ; the long and the dance!" This is pretty:... | |
 | John Lanne Buchanan - 1794 - 308 pagina’s
...whofe curiofity pants for favage virtues and barbarous grandeur. Such a feat of hofpitality as Raarfay, fills the imagination with a delightful contrariety of images; without is the rough ocean, the rocky land, beating billows, and howling ftorm; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety,... | |
 | William Jones - 1799 - 488 pagina’s
...59. Dr. 59. Dr. Johnfon thus fpeaks of his fit nation at Raufay : " Such a feat of hofpitality amidft the winds "and waters fills the imagination with a..." and the rocky land, the beating billows and the v howling ftorm : within is plenty and elegance, ** beauty and gaiety, the fong and the dance 1" —... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pagina’s
...detain a traveller, except the laird and his family; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a seat of hospitality amidst the winds and •waters, fills the imagination with a delig-htiiil contrariety of images—without is the rough ocean and the rocky land, the beatin^ billows... | |
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