 ... one generation of ignorance effaces the whole series of unwritten history. Books are faithful repositories, which may be a while neglected or forgotten; but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction: memory, once interrupted,...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Page 179by Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 268 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Donald MacNicol - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1779 - 392 pages
...opened again, will again impart their inftruction : memory once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after the cloud that had hidden has patted away, is again bright in its proper ftation. Tradition is but a 5 meteor, meteor, which,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...opened again, will again impart their inftruction: memory, once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after...meteor, which, if once it falls, cannot be rekindled. It feems to be univerfally fuppofed, that much of the local hiftory was preferved by the bards, of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...recalled. Written learning is a rixcd luminary, which, after the cloud that had hidden it has part away, is again bright in its proper ftation. Tradition is but a meteor, which, if onee it falls, cannot be rekindled. It feen,s to be uqiverfally fuppofed, that much of the local hiftory... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...opened again, .will again impart their inftruction,j memory once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary) which, after...again bright in its proper ftation. Tradition is but a O ,meteor, rnettor, which, if once its falls, cannot be rekindkd. It feems to be univerfally fuppofed,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...>IVhich, after the cloud that had hidden it R has past away, is again bright in its proper station. Tradition is but a meteor, which, if once it falls, cannot be rekindled. It seems to be universall supposed, that much of the local history was preserved by the Bards, of whom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...opened again, will again impart their inftruction : memory, once interrupted, is not to he recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after...meteor, which, if once it falls, cannot be rekindled. It feems to be univerfally fuppofed, that much of the local hiftory was preferved by the bards, of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...opened again, will again impart their inftruction : memory, once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after...meteor, which, if once it falls, cannot be rekindled. It feems to be univerfally fuppofed, that much of the local hiftory was preferved by the bards, of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...opened again, will again impart their instruction : memory, once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after the cloud that had hidden it has past away, is again bright in its proper station. Tradition is but a meteor, which, if once it falls,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...opened again, will again impart their instruction : memory, once interrupted, is not to be recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after the cloud that had hidden it has past away, is again bright in its proper station. Tradition is but a meteor, which, if once it falls,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...opened again, will again impart their instruction : memory, once interrupted, is not to he recalled. Written learning is a fixed luminary, which, after the cloud that had hidden it has past away, is again bright in its proper station. Tradition is but a meteor, which, if once it falls,... | |
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