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 from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct... The Monthly Magazine - Page 181797Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over any...has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...dignity of 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 by wildom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
| Donald MacNicol - 1779 - 392 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue ! That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may conduct us indifferent, and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That That man is little to be envied whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon,... | |
| James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pages
...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 has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is litric to be envied, whofe patriotifra would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
| James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue; That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
| James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking 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 wildom, bravery or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon... | |
| James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...Among the ruins of lona. 381 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 by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon,... | |
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