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Pagina 44
... travelled the rest of the day along the banks of a river , from which the road turned aside towards evening , and brought them within sight of a village , which was once a consi- derable town , but which afforded them neither good ...
... travelled the rest of the day along the banks of a river , from which the road turned aside towards evening , and brought them within sight of a village , which was once a consi- derable town , but which afforded them neither good ...
Pagina 145
... travelled on with the gentle pace of a Scotch driver , who having no rivals in expedition , neither gives himself nor his horses un- necessary trouble . We did not affect the impa- tience we did not feel , but were satisfied with the ...
... travelled on with the gentle pace of a Scotch driver , who having no rivals in expedition , neither gives himself nor his horses un- necessary trouble . We did not affect the impa- tience we did not feel , but were satisfied with the ...
Pagina 151
... travelled over a tract of ground near the sea , which , not long ago , suffered a very uncommon and unexpected calamity . The sand of the shore was raised by a tempest in such quantities , and carried to such a distance , that an estate ...
... travelled over a tract of ground near the sea , which , not long ago , suffered a very uncommon and unexpected calamity . The sand of the shore was raised by a tempest in such quantities , and carried to such a distance , that an estate ...
Pagina 154
... travelled two hundred miles in Scotland , and seen only one tree not younger than myself . BANFF . We dined this day at the house of Mr Frazer of Streichon , who showed us in his grounds some stones yet standing of a Druidical circle ...
... travelled two hundred miles in Scotland , and seen only one tree not younger than myself . BANFF . We dined this day at the house of Mr Frazer of Streichon , who showed us in his grounds some stones yet standing of a Druidical circle ...
Pagina 159
... travelled on , not interrupted by promises of kingdoms , and came to Nairn , a royal burgh , which , if once it flourished , is now in a state of miserable decay ; but I know not whether its chief annual magistrate has not still the P 2 ...
... travelled on , not interrupted by promises of kingdoms , and came to Nairn , a royal burgh , which , if once it flourished , is now in a state of miserable decay ; but I know not whether its chief annual magistrate has not still the P 2 ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 317 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Pagina 317 - ... dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona ! We came too late to visit monuments : some care was necessary for ourselves.
Pagina 118 - The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it...
Pagina 72 - ... in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure through all its varieties to the simplicity of...
Pagina 177 - I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well I know not; for here I first conceived the thought of this narration.
Pagina 69 - Acorns, so Men are by some unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that Vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance and policy among these...
Pagina 59 - ... pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixtysecond year made me ashamed of gazing upon girls. I had now nothing left but retirement ; and for retirement I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment.
Pagina 43 - He that instructs must offer to the mind something to be imitated, or something to be avoided ; he that pleases must offor new images to his reader, and enable him to form a tacit comparison of his own state with that of others. • The greater part of travellers tell nothing, because their method of travelling supplies them with nothing to be told.
Pagina 197 - A man of the Hebrides, for of the women's diet I can give no account, as soon as he appears in the morning, swallows a glass of whisky; yet they are not a drunken race...
Pagina 59 - Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement ; with a restless desire of seeing different countries, I have always resided in the same city ; with the highest expectation of connubial felicity, I have lived unmarried ; and with unalterable resolutions of contemplative retirement, I am going to die within the walls of Bagdat.