 | 1826 - 722 pages
...; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us ia 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 which has been dignified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pages
...if it were poffible. Whate er withdraws us from the power of our ienfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent,...from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...if it were poflible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our lenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent,...thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be hich frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...foolifh if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes, whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent,...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may conduct us indifferent, and unmoved, over any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pages
...if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent,...thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which... | |
 | John Knox - 1787 - 566 pages
...if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our V fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent,...from my friends, / be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent V and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or... | |
 | 1787 - 724 pages
...if it were pollible. Whatever withdraws u» from the power of our fenfej; whatever makes the pall, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent,...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from us and from our friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduel us indifferent and unmoved over any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...if it were poflible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in K k 3 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pages
...the diftant, or the future predominate over tho prefent, advances us in the dignity of think-* ing beings. Far from me and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over, any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - 1792 - 452 pages
..." What" ever withdraws us from the power of our " fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the dif" tant, or the future, predominate over the *' prefent, advances..." my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as ** may conduft us indiiferent and unmoved * Johnfon's Journey to the Weftern Iflands of Scotland, P- 346.... | |
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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. Far from me and... 
