Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. Journal to western islands of ScotlandNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Page 31
... almoft repaid by the inconceivable transports occa- " fioned by the return of health and vigour . Folly ❝ cannot be very grievous , because imperceptible ; and I doubt not but there is fome truth in that rant " of 1 66 << " of a mad ...
... almoft repaid by the inconceivable transports occa- " fioned by the return of health and vigour . Folly ❝ cannot be very grievous , because imperceptible ; and I doubt not but there is fome truth in that rant " of 1 66 << " of a mad ...
Page 104
... almoft all that luxury could want . The harbour he found capa- cious and fecure , and therefore thought it worthy of the name of Egmont . Of water there was no want , and the ground , he described as having all the ex- cellencies of ...
... almoft all that luxury could want . The harbour he found capa- cious and fecure , and therefore thought it worthy of the name of Egmont . Of water there was no want , and the ground , he described as having all the ex- cellencies of ...
Page 105
... almoft perpetual . Yet this , fays he , is fummer , and if the winds of winter hold their natural pro- portion , those who lie but two cables ' length from the fhore , muft pafs weeks without any communi- cation with it . The plenty ...
... almoft perpetual . Yet this , fays he , is fummer , and if the winds of winter hold their natural pro- portion , those who lie but two cables ' length from the fhore , muft pafs weeks without any communi- cation with it . The plenty ...
Page 106
... of ftores and provifion . That of which we were almoft weary ourselves , we did not expect any one to envy ; and therefore fuppofed fuppofed that we should be permitted to refide in Falkland's 106 FALKLAND'S ISLANDS .
... of ftores and provifion . That of which we were almoft weary ourselves , we did not expect any one to envy ; and therefore fuppofed fuppofed that we should be permitted to refide in Falkland's 106 FALKLAND'S ISLANDS .
Page 118
... Almoft every new acquired ter- ritory is in fome degree controvertible , and till the controverfy is decided , a term very difficult to be fixed , all that can be had is real poffeffion and actual dominion . This furely is a fufficient ...
... Almoft every new acquired ter- ritory is in fome degree controvertible , and till the controverfy is decided , a term very difficult to be fixed , all that can be had is real poffeffion and actual dominion . This furely is a fufficient ...
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againſt almoft anſwer becauſe Bofwell caftle cauſe clan confequence confidered conftituted curiofity defign defire diſcovered diſtance Dunvegan eafily Effay English eſtabliſhed Evil fafe faid fame fecurity feems feen feldom fent fettled feven fhall fhould fide fince firft firſt fmall fome fomething fometimes foon ftand ftate ftill ftones fubjects fubordination fuch fuffered fufficient fupplied fuppofed furely fyftem happineſs Hebrides Highlands himſelf honour houfe houſe Inch Kenneth increaſe inhabitants Inverness iſlands itſelf labour laft laird land laſt leaſt lefs Maclean minifter moſt muft muſt nation neceffary neceffity never obferved occafions ourſelves paffage paffed parliament perhaps pleaſure poffeffion poffible Port Egmont prefent publick puniſhment purpoſe queftion Raafay raiſed reafon reaſon refidence refuſe reprefented Scotland ſeems ſhall ſmall ſome ſtate ſuppoſe thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion told univerfal uſe vifit whofe whoſe