 What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude, an island thrown aside from human use, stormy in winter, and barren in summer; an island which not the southern savages have dignified with habitation...  The North American Review - Page 244edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour oi the crown, and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired ? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...garrison must be kept in a state that contemplates with env j the exiles of Siberia ; of which the expence will be perpetual, and the use only occasional;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...subject of FALKLAND ISLANDS. The design was to shew the impropricty of going to war with Spain for an island thrown aside from human use, stormy in winter, and barren in summer. For this work it is apparent that materials were furnished bv direction of the minister. At the approach... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...settreaient, maintained the honour of the crown> and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired ? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...will be perpetual, and the use only occasional, and whichj if fortune smile upon our labours, may become a nest of smugglers in peace, and in war the refuge... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour of the crown, and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired ? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...winter, and barren in summer ; an island which not the south* ern savages have dignified with habitation : where a garrison must be kept in a state that contemplates... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 432 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour of the crown, and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired ? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...barren in summer; an island which not the southern sa* vages have dignified with habitation : where a garrison must be kept in a state that contemplates... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 424 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour of the crown, and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this, what have we acquired ? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude...contemplates with envy the exiles of Siberia ; of which the expence will be perpetual, and the use only occasional, and which, if fortune smile upon our labours... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 368 pages
...subject of Falkland Islands. The design was to shew the impropriety of going to war with Spain for an island thrown aside from human use, stormy in winter, and barren in summer. For this work it is apparent that materials were furnished by direction of the minister. At the approach... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 442 pages
...subject of Falkland Islands. The design was to shew the impropriety of going to war with Spain for an island thrown aside from human use, stormy in winter, and barren in summer. For this work it is apparent that materials were furnished by direction of the minister. At the approach... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 540 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour of the crown, and the superiority pf our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired? * What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...dignified with habitation ; where a garrison must be kept \jin a state that contemplates with envy the exiles of Siberia; of which the expense will be perpetual,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 554 pages
...settlement, maintained the honour of the crown, and the superiority of our influence. Beyond this what have we acquired? What, but a bleak and gloomy solitude,...dignified with habitation ; where a garrison must .be kept iu a state that contemplates with envy the exiles of Siberia; of which the expense will be perpetual,... | |
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