 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavored, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever in ikes the past, the disl ant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity... | |
 | 1851 - 704 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses—whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1854 - 436 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible if it were endeavored, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of the senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1861 - 444 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible if it were endeavored, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of the senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | Duncan MacCallum - 1855 - 220 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the distant or the future predominant over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | rev. duncan m'callum - 1855 - 224 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the distant or the future predominant over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | 1856 - 552 pages
...story. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of the senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm), Charles Black - 1859 - 834 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of onr senses — whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | David W. Belisle - 1859 - 450 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavored, and foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of the senses — whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavored, and iendship could wish him to be ; and his more elderly companion, not materially oppressed by age, d mnkes tho past, the distant, or the future, predominate over th« present, advances us in the dignity... | |
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Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery... 
