 Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 317by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us to the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from...patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides, p. 346.... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...•whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us to the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from...patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides, p. 346.... | |
 | 1805 - 570 pages
...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible ;' and never ' with frigid philosophy passes indifferent and unmoved over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue.' The birthplace of Newton (Woolsthorpe, near Colsterworth, Lincoln* shire) claims and obtain:? a panegyrical... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from...over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, briavery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...over the presensr advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, he such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any •( ground wh1cl, has oeen dign,fied by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The man is little 1 to be envied, whose patriotism... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from...patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Jona!" It would however be unreasonable... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pages
...future, predominate over the present, ad. vances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground whjch has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1835 - 606 pages
...CVII, E OF or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of human beings. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the Plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Lona.' Yet Marathon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my...patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late to visit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my...envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plajn of Marathon* or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins oflona. We came too late to... | |
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