 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - Страниц: 420
...connected with a period of time and a race of beings loijg since passed away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...advances us 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... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - Страниц: 422
...connected with a period of time and a race of beings long since passed away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...advances us 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... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1825 - Страниц: 486
...local emotion," says an eminent British tourist, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...advances us 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 608
...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...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 622
...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...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 728
...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...advances us 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Страниц: 510
...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 inakea the past the distant or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity... | |
 | Jean Rodolphe Peyran - 1826 - Страниц: 620
...observes, " 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...advances us 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... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1826 - Страниц: 294
...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...advances us 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... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - Страниц: 548
...— " 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...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends," he continues, " be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent... | |
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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. 
