| Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1822 - 434 páginas
...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,...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... | |
| 1822 - 682 páginas
...local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavored, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." And yet, fresh as our country is, we are not entirely without those impressive... | |
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 546 páginas
...catholics now form four-fifths of the whole population of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; " whatever...predominate over the present, advances us " in the scale of rational beings." In whom has the past, the distant, or the future,— or, in other words,... | |
| David Stewart - 1822 - 658 páginas
...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,...future, predominate over the present, advances us in dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, aud from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 546 páginas
...says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 554 páginas
...says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct... | |
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 páginas
...other respects, they seemed of another world : — " Whatever with" draws us," says Dr. Johnson, " from the power " of our senses ; whatever makes the...the " distant, or the future, predominate over the pre" sent, advances us in the dignity of rational be" ings." It would be difficult to point out any,... | |
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 538 páginas
...In other respects, they seemed of another world :—" Whatever with" draws us," says Dr. Johnson, " from the power " of our senses; whatever makes the...the " distant, or the future, predominate over the pre" sent, advances us in the dignity of rational be" ings." It would be difficult to point out any,... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 492 páginas
...will join, because it would have procured us more of Johnson's most delightful species of writing; and 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... | |
| William Otter - 1824 - 700 páginas
...Tour, p. 339. would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...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... | |
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