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" That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona. "
The Abolition of Man - Page 6
by C. S. Lewis - 2009 - 128 pages
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Journey to the Hebrides. Tales of the ...

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 608 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We come too late to visit monuments ; some care was necessary for ourselves. Whatever was in...
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Travels in the Central Portions of the Mississippi Valley: Comprising ...

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1825 - 486 pages
...conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground that has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The evening was fast approaching when we came to a Pottowattomie village, on the west shore....
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A descriptive and historical account of Dudley castle, and its surrounding ...

Luke Booker - 1825 - 190 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by Wisdom, Bravery, or Virtue! That man is little to be envied, whose Patriotism...whose Piety would not grow warmer among the Ruins of Iona."f > On entering a similar Scene—Tintern Abbey—the writer knew a Gentleman so overpowered...
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The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby].

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 680 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground whi«h has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain yOL. IX. L of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow wanner among the ruins of lona. We came too late...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson ...: A journey to the Hebrides. The vision of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 602 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain vOL. IX. t of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We come too late...
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Matilda: A Tale of the Day, Volume 2

Constantine Henry Phipps Marquess of Normanby - 1825 - 272 pages
...Johnson's indignation at ' the feelings of that man, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.' What would he think then of those who could pick chicken bones under the pillars of the Temples...
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Broadstone of Honor

Kenelm Henry Digby - 1826 - 330 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would...whose piety Would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." But this refers to generations of the holy and the wise who are passed away, and their mantles...
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The Revolt of the Bees ...

John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 294 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...whose piety would not grow warmer .among the ruins of lona.'., " You, Douglas, are one of those whom the Doctor would have removed far away from himself...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The man is little to be envied whose patriotism would...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." hard, he disapproved of the richness of Johnson's language, and of his frequent use of metaphorical...
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Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pages
...us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, — or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona."J * Fancy's plume....
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