 | 1828 - 546 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...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1828 - 698 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...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground... | |
 | 1828 - 586 pages
...from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be fuolish if it wore possible Whatever withdraws us from the power of our...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be mich frigid phih>*onhy, as may conduct us. indifferent and unmoved, over any ground... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 700 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...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1829 - 428 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...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any groand... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1829 - 146 pages
...religion. TO abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such rigid philosophy, as may conduct us unmoved over any ground, which has been... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 370 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...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 376 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...predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thfhking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent... | |
 | 1829 - 760 pages
...the present is unquestionable. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of the senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings:" and all experience testifies, that nothing accomplishes this so effectually as religious retirement.... | |
 | James Stuart M. Anderson - 1829 - 776 pages
...only innocent, but laudable and useful. A great writer, referring to this very point, observes, that " whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future,...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings;" and accordingly wise men have always approved and sanctioned a guarded indulgence of the feeling to... | |
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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. 
