 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 trang
...teeth To see thee rend the pageants of hie throne." — v. 583, 4. euliarities of bis style, — " to abstract the mind from all local emotion, would...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," he continues,... | |
 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1822 - 434 trang
...nature, with the most exalted wisdom, and the most heroic virtue. It was well observed by Johnson, that " to abstract the mind from all local emotion, would...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... | |
 | 1822 - 682 trang
...said that " to abstract the mind from all- local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavored, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever...past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." And yet, fresh as our country is, we are... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 554 trang
...abstract the mind from all local emotions," says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 546 trang
...abstract the mind from all local emotions," says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 546 trang
...catholics now form four-fifths of the whole population of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; " whatever...past, the distant, or the " future, predominate over the present, advances us " in the scale of rational beings." In whom has the past, the distant, or... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 trang
...catholics now form four-fifths of the whole population of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses; " whatever...past, the distant, or the " future, predominate over the present, advances us " in the scale of rational beings." In whom has the past, the distant, or... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 538 trang
...In other respects, they seemed of another world :—" Whatever with" draws us," says Dr. Johnson, " from the power " of our senses; whatever makes the...past, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 trang
...which was used in the buildings of Icolmkill. Whether it is now inhabited we could not stay to enquire. At last we came to Icolmkill, but found no convenience...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 444 trang
...enquire. At last we came to Icolmkill, but found no convenience for landing. Our boat could not he forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders...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... | |
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Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.... 
