 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...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Page 149by Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 384 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pages
...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...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm : within is plenty and cle.gance, beauty and gaiety, the song and th« dance. In Raasay, if I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...the laird and his family; but their power wants tio auxiliaries. Such a seat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm: within is plenty and elegance, elegance, beauty and gayety, the song and the dance. In Raasay,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...Such a seat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, fills4 the imagination with » fit-light ful contrariety of images. Without is the rough ocean and the rocky land, the beating billow* and the howling storm : within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gayety, the song and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...the laird and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a aeat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the song and the dance. In Raasay, if I could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...the laird and his family ; but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a scat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, fills the imagination with a...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the song and the dance. In Raasay, if I could... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1811 - 556 pages
...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...is the rough ocean, and the rocky land, the beating bil' lows, and the howling storm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the song and the... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1811 - 454 pages
...but their power wants no auxiliaries. Such a seat of hospitality, amidst the winds and waters, 611s the imagination with a delightful contrariety of images....the rocky land, the beating billows, and the howling storm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety, the song and the dance." I trust you will... | |
 | James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1811 - 848 pages
...emersion from d.irkIIt'SS into light. Such a seat of hospitality amidst the winds and waters tills the imagination with a delightful contrariety of images...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm; — Within is plenty and elegance, beauty and 3 C * gaiety, gaiety, the song and the dance,... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1811 - 464 pages
...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...images. Without is the rough ocean, and the rocky laud, the beating billows, and the howling storm ; within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gaiety,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 432 pages
...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...the rocky land, the beating billows and the howling storm : within is plenty and elegance, beauty and gayety, the song and the dance. In Raasay, if I could... | |
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