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- The History of Scotland, Its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Vol. 1 of 8 (Classic Reprint)
The History of Scotland, Its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Vol. 1 of 8 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The History of Scotland, Its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Vol. 1 of 8In this way does Klaproth, founding upon a series of the merest assumptions, coolly set aside the whole Mosaic account of the deluge, and we need not there fore wonder the same fate has befallen him with other writers who have departed from the short but distinct narrative of the sacred historian, namely, being obliged to wander in Cimmerian darkness, without even an occasional glimmering of light to direct his steps. For if the Mosaic history. Be rejected, it is perfectly evident that all speculations respecting the original peopling of the world can rest upon no foundation whatever, as the first dawning of profane tradition and history is scarcely discernible earlier than or years before the Christian era. In proportion, therefore, as the Mosaic account is departed from, the more con fused and perplexed do all such speculations become.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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