 | 1805 - 506 pages
...devotion which seemed to annihilate to his perceptions all others ; it was a stern pathos of soul on which the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He....existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere man... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...which seemed to annihilate to his perceptions all others ; it was a stern pathos of soul, on which the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere man... | |
 | 1806 - 854 pages
...\vhicn seemed to annihilate to his perceptions all others : it was a stern pathos of soul on which the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He had DO lersnre feeling which he could spare, to be diverted among the innumerable varieties of the extensive... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...which seemed to annihilate to hi» perceptions all others ; it -rfas a stern pathos of soul, on which the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He had nö leisere feeling, which he could spare, to be diverted among the innumerable varieties of the extensive... | |
 | 1808 - 604 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...existence and operation, by falling into, the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds, to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...feelings lost their separate existence and operation, by falling1 into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds, to mark this as a fault in... | |
 | James Baldwin Brown - 1823 - 702 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...existence and operation by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds, to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere man... | |
 | Barclay Mounteney - 1824 - 586 pages
...which seemed to annihilate, to his perceptions, all others: it was a stern pathos of soul, on which the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a 523 fault in his character; but the mere... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pages
...characters, first introduced in short conversations, and afterwards more in detail, is of great value beauties of nature and of art had no power. He had...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men... | |
 | 1825 - 90 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be afiected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...innumerable varieties of the extensive scene which lie traversed ; all his subordinate feelings lost their separate existence and operation, by falling... | |
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... the main object. The importance of this object held his faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which, therefore, the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He had no leisure feeling... 
